![The carbon emissions of Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus mechanism now stand in stark contrast to Bitcoin's power-intensive proof-of-work The carbon emissions of Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus mechanism now stand in stark contrast to Bitcoin's power-intensive proof-of-work](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/d636e08/9a7a47a9-c9de-4cc1-b2c3-333938abab49/7/ethereum-679x419.jpg)
The carbon emissions of Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus mechanism now stand in stark contrast to Bitcoin's power-intensive proof-of-work
Moving from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake will have lasting repercussions for tech markets and the environment
Popular cryptocurrency blockchain Ethereum has completed its long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), a new technique for transaction verification. The software upgrade, better known as ...
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