On Wednesday night, a few minutes before midnight, ethereum officially adopted proof of stake. Its carbon footprint is ...

It's immensely important for the nascent spaces of decentralized finance and NFTs; on the flip side, its immediate effects on Ethereum's speed, scalability and fees are often overstated. Let's dive in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlyn Ho is CEO of Rikka, focusing on technology and privacy issues. Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in ...

Cryptocurrencies are often criticized for being bad for the planet. Every year, bitcoin mining consumes more energy than Belgium, according to the University of Cambridge’s Bitcoin Electricity ...

It’s been a little over a year since Ethereum, the largest smart-contract blockchain, switched out its old energy intensive proof-of-work (PoW) model, used by blockchains like Bitcoin, for ...