Milestone
Ethereum
2022
Ethereum Merge
Ethereum transitioned from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake, reducing energy consumption and changing issuance.
Event date: 2022-09-15
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Key Facts
Peak metricEnergy use down ~99%
OutcomePoS live; PoW forked
ChainEthereum
Year2022
Typemilestone
Tags
protocol
upgrade
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