The Shift to Ethereum Proof-of-Stake

So, the Bellatrix upgrade went live last Tuesday, and this means we're about to see Ethereum fully switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in the next update. This Bellatrix upgrade is laying the groundwork for future changes, and they're looking to merge everything between September 10 and September 15. With this move, Vitalik's Ethereum is set to kick off a whole new chapter in crypto. The first part of Ethereum's switch to proof-of-stake was the Bellatrix upgrade that just got deployed, with a target for the TTD set at 58750000000000000000000. After that, we have the Paris phase, where Ethereum will start creating Proof-of-Stake blocks once it hits the TTD hurdle of 58750000000000000000000.

The merge theme is very popular right now, but if you're following the project, it's best to bookmark the official theme that Vitalik Buterin started. It is constantly updated with news and opinions. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=428589.25980 And there is no doubt that this process will take place.

The merge was one of the few times crypto actually did the hard engineering first and the marketing second, so it's a bit depressing to see an old technical milestone thread revived with what is basically a step-counter commercial in a trench coat. ETH's PoS transition was a consensus change, not an invitation for every move-to-earn token farm to attach itself to the corpse of a 2022 topic. If someone wants to pitch a fitness app, fine, make a proper thread and let people tear it apart on its own merits. Necro-bumping old threads with half an ad copy and a couple of hashtags is just forum litter with extra calories.

yo this is actually huge ngl Ethereum finally switching to pos wow after all these years I think it feels like watching a movie sequel that took forever to drop lol bellatrix going smooth looking like the good sign but im still kinda nervous for the actual Merge day what if something goes wrong at the last minute we havee seen delays before so i am trying not to get my hopes up too high the 99% less energy thing is crazy tho. that alone might shut up some of the fud about crypto killing the planet  also hopeful for lower gas fees but i am not holding my breath on that one just yet honestly if this works it could be the biggest moment for crypto since bitcoin hit mainstream but yeah also scary cos so much depend on it going right the right time fingers crossed for September 10-15 I am really excited to seee if vitalik and the crew can pull this off