ResoluteClover t1_iza8r2c wrote on December 7, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by ItsAConspiracy in Ethereum’s energy switch saves as much electricity as entire Ireland uses | The success of The Merge concept may now serve as a roadmap to enable a switch from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in Bitcoin. by chrisdh79

Just very directly.

ItsAConspiracy t1_iza99c7 wrote on December 7, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Ethereum's stakers play exactly the role that Bitcoin's miners play. They have no special governance rights or abilities. Some other blockchains do give stakers special governance rights but Ethereum does not.

BassmanBiff t1_izaz2hn wrote on December 7, 2022 at 7:54 PM

Most of cryptocurrency is this way: responding to the problems of modern financial systems by streamlining them and labeling it a feature.

ResoluteClover t1_izaz9fo wrote on December 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM

Stream lining the problems? Completely agree. Also: Lie about it and then claim you just don't understand when you're called out.