Kintsugi is a “longer-lived, public testnet” that will allow application developers and users to become familiar with a post-merge Ethereum environment. Heavy usage of the test network will allow clients and Ethereum developers to find any potential issues and further mitigate issues during mainnet’s impending Merge. Source link … [Read more...] about What Ethereum’s Kintsugi Testnet Means for Proof-of-Stake
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Ethereum Launches Kintsugi Public Testnet Ahead of Move to Proof-of-Stake
“Although client development and UX continue to be refined, we encourage the community to start using Kintsugi to familiarize themselves with Ethereum in a post-merge context,” Beiko said. “For application developers, as previously explained, not much will change. Tooling which only interacts with either the consensus or execution layer is also largely unaffected.” Source … [Read more...] about Ethereum Launches Kintsugi Public Testnet Ahead of Move to Proof-of-Stake
Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus
Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back … [Read more...] about Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus
US bank JPMorgan is looking for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Proof-of-Stake pros
In the months following the launch of their commercialized blockchain service, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) are hiring crypto talent—and its looking for Proof of Stake, Ethereum (ETH), and Bitcoin (BTC) knowledge.JPM is a US investment bank and financial services holding company that had a sudden change of heart on crypto last year. Their latest listings on the job board … [Read more...] about US bank JPMorgan is looking for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Proof-of-Stake pros
Vitalik argues that proof-of-stake is a ‘solution’ to Ethereum’s environmental woes
At a conference yesterday, Ethereum co-founder and unofficial figurehead Vitalik Buterin argued that Ethereum’s upcoming transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism is a “solution” to the blockchain’s rampant energy consumption that has been incensing critics as of late.In an interview at the StartmeupHK virtual conference hosted from Hong Kong, Buterin said that while … [Read more...] about Vitalik argues that proof-of-stake is a ‘solution’ to Ethereum’s environmental woes