What The ETH Merge Has Accomplished
Ethereum should use 99.9% less energy. Fewer than 40% of the energy used in mining was renewable. Good momentum will be for those projects that are built on top of Ethereum. It was no easy task to switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, two different ways to operate the Ethereum blockchain. Before the Merge, Justin Drake, a researcher at the nonprofit Ethereum Foundation, gave a speech. “The metaphor that I use is this concept of taking out an engine from a functioning automobile,” Drake said. The potential reward is enormous. Now, Ethereum should use 99.9% less energy. According to one estimation,