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The Ethereum Merge Has Lowered Global Energy Consumption

Following the Ethereum Merge which occurred on September 14 of this year, a bonus reward was placed in the pockets of energy and climate advocates everywhere. It seems after the Merge was complete, the world’s energy consumption fell by roughly .2 percent overnight. Who would have known that mining ETH really did utilize that much energy? The Ethereum Merge Has Significantly Lowered Worldwide Energy Use The Merge has been a long talked-about event that would occur with...

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“Change the Code” Campaign Seeks to Get BTC to Switch to Proof of Stake

Now that Ethereum has completed its Merge and gone from a proof of work (PoW) module to proof of stake (PoS), many environmental groups want bitcoin to do the same. Several have formed together to establish an initiative called “Change the Code, Not the Climate” as a means of pushing bitcoin more towards less energy-intensive methods of extracting units. Change the Code Seeks to Change BTC Forever $1 million has been spent on the Change the Code campaign. Greenpeace is also launching a new...

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