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		_vertigo on May 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 ... What, externalities like energy waste? If that's the case, why target ETH, isn't ETH going to Proof of Stake soon?[1] I admit I don't really know if what Nvidia is targeting applies to both pre-merge and post-merge ETH [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27194586

formerly_proven on May 18, 2021 [–]

> isn't ETH going to Proof of Stake soon?

Ethereum is going proof of stake soon for a few years now.

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