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Ethereum – the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap and the number one competitor to bitcoin – allegedly experienced its turn from proof of work (PoW) to proof of stake (PoS) just over a week ago. Ethereum Has Completed the “Merge” Many are wondering how much energy is slated to be saved now that Ethereum has made the move it’s been talking about for the past God knows how many years, and according to one analyst, Ethereum is slated to bring its energy...

Mike Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. – says that bitcoin doesn’t consume nearly as much energy as everyone seems to think it does. Mike Novogratz Discusses How Much Energy BTC Really Uses Energy consumption has been a big topic in the world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency over the past year or so. Environmentalists everywhere seem to believe that mining crypto is somehow going to destroy the planet or render it unusable in some way. Even big names in...