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If all goes well, 2022 [0]. The transition will happen in multiple phases. IMHO it's very interesting from a software engineering perspective. - The Beacon Chain is already live (s…

Have you played Aavegotchi? [0] [0] https://www.aavegotchi.com/

Just want to point out that Ethereum 2.0 will be Proof of Stake, so moving forward the ecological argument is moot.

I'm not aware of any alternative. Hopefully the global launch is not too far away.

I'm not sure I understand your criticism. The USD is used to buy BTC. The BTC is then sold for EUR. There's no Forex trade, not directly at least.

ASICs.

From the article: > Strike maintains a live Forex rate and compares that to its own rate before every transaction. However, in our testing, a Strike international transfer has neve…

I thought this was Hacker News? What does the personal style of the founder have to do with the technology? The app has already launched in the US and you can use it if you live th…

No doubt. But that also applies to the legacy financial system. It's just much more difficult to calculate.

For those numbers you would be going through OTC, not buying on the open market, so the fees would likely be much lower.

Again, and I hate to keep repeating myself, but this is not true and just shows that people are not doing their research and/or they're stuck in 2016. Strike ( https://global.strik…

This is not true. I'm sorry to post this twice but it's relevant to the discussion and also an answer to the OP. Strike ( https://global.strike.me ) has built a product in which th…

It is relevant because I don't think the rest of the projects will end up absorbing all of Ethereum's hashrate. First of all, some of the current miners will sell their hardware an…

The hash rate for all the other projects beside Ethereum is minuscule. Sure, some of it will move to other currencies, but my guess would be it won't be anywhere near 100% as you'r…

While I'm optimistic on PoS and excited about Ethereum adopting it, I think Bitcoin and PoW are being unjustly demonized and the issue is far more complex than what meets the eye. …

There are a few (mostly Bitcoin forks), and you can probably make some profit mining them, but they are not big enough to have a significant impact on the global demand for GPUs. A…

Yes! In fact that's one of the goals of the transition.

Sure, if you already have a mining rig, by all means keep mining! But I personally wouldn't make a big investment on it if I was only getting started now.

Yep. You can run a validator node by staking at least 32 ETH (or any amount through a staking pool). Nodes will still verify transactions and execute smart contracts, of course. Bu…

Cool experiment. But I don't recommend getting into Ethereum mining now, as the network is on the verge of switching to Proof of Stake as part of the migration to Ethereum 2.0.

I guess we'll know more in the next few hours.

I'm also confused by the contradicting news. CryptoTwitter (and the markets) reacted enthusiastically...

"Contrary to online speculation, there was no finding that Tether ever issued tethers [USDT] without backing, or to manipulate crypto prices," said Weinstein, a former federal pros…