1. According to the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the #Ethereum blockchain's energy usage dropped by over 99% after changing its architecture from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake last year.
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2. The power demand on the network went from 2.44 gigawatts to 235 kilowatts!
According to the University of Cambridge, the energy consumption of Ethereum after the Merge can be compared to the size of a raspberry, while Bitcoin's energy consumption is like a skyscraper:
3. Concerns regarding the impact on the environment are not limited to the energy consumption of the Bitcoin network‼️
Artists creating non-fungible token #NFT based collectibles on Ethereum have also expressed their worries about the significant amount of power required to mint… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
1. Dormant wallets holding large amounts of #BTC & #ETH are showing activity after years of silence, sparking conversations on crypto Twitter about the possible reasons behind these moves.
Here are a few examples & possible explanations👇🏻🧵
2. Someone has reactivated a dormant wallet that contains 1,000 #Bitcoin ($27 million+), after 12 years and sent 400 #BTC (Almost $11 million) from that address earlier yesterday:
3. After 7.7 years since participating in the #Ethereum ICO at a price of $0.31, an individual has made their first transaction yesterday, resulting in a value increase from $733 to $4.36 million over 2,825 days:
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1. Zimbabwe's central bank is reportedly set to introduce a gold-backed digital currency #CBDC to function as an accepted means of exchange in the country.
This is also interesting since similar ideas were proposed for Texas only recently too:
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2. The move comes as the country's currency, the Zimbabwean dollar (ZWL), has experienced significant depreciation against the US dollar in recent weeks due to volatility.
@Investingcom 3. In March, the country's yearly inflation rate for consumer prices dropped to a one-year low of 87.6%, which is a decrease from 92% in February.