Ethereum Closes in on Long-Sought Fix to Cut Energy Use Over 99 Percent
Ethereum Closes in on Long-Sought Fix to Cut Energy Use Over 99 Percent Ethereum and Bitcoin both operate using a proof-of-work system that requires a global network of computers running around the clock. By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg | Updated: 25 May 2021 13:17 IST Highlights The transition Ethereum developers are making is a huge undertaking Proof of work uses the capital costs of buying and maintaining hardware Users and developers of the world's most-used blockchain have been wrangling with its carbon-footprint problem for as long as it's been around. No...