Ethereum
Ethereum’s ProgPow Mining Change Approved Again, But Timeline Unclear
Ethereum core developers reaffirmed during a meeting today that mining algorithm change “ProgPoW” would be added to a coming hard fork.
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Constantinople
Ethereum’s ProgPoW Mining Change to Be Considered for Istanbul Upgrade
The code designed to enact ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, may feature the inclusion of a controversial mining algorithm said to allow for broader participation in its network. Discussed Tuesday during a meeting of project managers working on the world’s second-largest blockchain, Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1057, also known as Progressive Read more…
ASICs
Ethereum’s ProgPoW Proposal: An Expensive Game of Whack-a-Mole
Ethereum’s ProgPoW proposal may appear to minimize the ASIC advantage, but it isn’t as democratizing as claimed, argue Dovey Wan and Martina Long.
Afri Schoedon
Ethereum Developers Start Search for New Hard Fork Coordinator
Developers in the ethereum community are seeking a new specialist to help coordinate major software upgrades in wake of a recent departure.
ASICs
Ethereum Mining Pool Receives Mysterious $300K Blockchain Payout
Cryptocurrency mining pool Sparkpool received a payout today of over $300,000 for mining one block on the ethereum blockchain.
Ethereum
Ethereum Developers Delay Mining Algorithm Change for Code Audit
During a public call Friday, a tentative decision on whether to implement the ethereum network’s ProgPoW update was postponed.