Star Trek star congratulates Ethereum and Vitalik Buterin on the Merge
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Popular Canadian actor William Shatner, who is popular for playing the role of Admiral James T. Kirk in the Star Trek film, has joined the list of people applauding the Ethereum Merge. The actor expressed his support for Ethereum and its co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, for completing the Merge successfully. Star Trek star applauds the Ethereum Merge The Ethereum Merge was completed successfully on September 15. The upgrade saw the Ethereum blockchain switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. While giving his address, Shatner discussed the environmental benefits of ditching the energy-intensive proof-of-work consensus mechanism and switching to proof-of-stake. The Ethereum Merge lowered the energy consumption of the Ethereum network by 99.9%, as predicted in most studies, including one by the World Economic Forum. PoW, a consensus used by Bitcoin, has been under intense criticism by environmentalists call...