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Ethereum’s Merge: The Downside
By the time you read this, Ethereum, the popular smart contract platform, would have “merged”, or in other words, forked from Proof-of-Work into Proof-of-Stake. The merge will occur around September 15th, with a soft deadline of September 19th. So, let’s discuss what’s so special about Ethereum’s switch to proof of stake.