Leaving Proof-of-Work

The formal specification for Ethereum 2.0 is almost done and everyone is wondering when and how the Merge will happen. Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko, two developers working on implementing Eth 2.0, join us to talk about when and how a transition of such scale will take place. Ben Edgington: Tim Beiko: PERSON: TWITTER HANDLE Will Foxley: 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Begin 00:00 Intro 00:44 When will ETH2 merge? 02:14 ETH2 vs. Consensus Layer 09:15 Execution vs. consensus 15:40 Preparing for merge 20:08 The moment of the switch 24:21 What happens right after 30:46 Finality and checkpoints 31:25 Hashrate during merge 33:46 MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. WATCH LISTEN Apple Podcasts Spotify Anchor RSS LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to