Eager to work: Bitcoin switch to proof-of-stake remains unlikely
Environmental and proof-of-stake proponents have been lobbying to change Bitcoin’s mining consensus code, but history tells us why BTC is great the way it is.
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Environmental and proof-of-stake proponents have been lobbying to change Bitcoin’s mining consensus code, but history tells us why BTC is great the way it is.
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