Bitfinex and Tether’s chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino said on Sunday that Tether plans to support ETH 2.0, amid widespread speculations that the Merge may get delayed yet again.
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Fast facts
- While the Merge has been delayed multiple times, developers said it is now expected to take place in the week of September 19, although the timeline is not concrete.
- The Merge, which will transition Ethereum to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, is expected to reduce the network’s electricity consumption by over 99%.
- Over the weekend, speculations of the Merge getting delayed intensified, especially since the Georli and Sepolia testnet are yet to migrate to PoS from the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism.
- Moreover, crypto hedge fund Galois Capital shared a survey where over 33% of the respondents said they expect Ethereum to fork into two chains.
- “It’s not about what I/we prefer between PoW/PoS. Stablecoins should act responsibly and avoid disruption for users. Especially for DeFi it’s really delicate,” Ardoino said.
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