Leaving Proof-of-Work | Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko | Compass Podcast

The formal specification for Ethereum 2.0 is almost done and everyone is wondering when and how the Merge will happen. Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko, two developers working on implementing Eth 2.0, join us to talk about when and how a transition of such scale will take place. Ben Edgington: https://twitter.com/benjaminion_xyz Tim Beiko: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko PERSON: TWITTER HANDLE Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Begin 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44:28 When will ETH2 merge? 00:02:14:27 ETH2 vs. Consensus Layer 00:09:15:00 Execution vs. consensus 00:15:40:17 Preparing for merge 00:20:08:02 The moment of the switch 00:24:21:03 What happens right after 00:30:46:26 Finality and checkpoints 00:31:25:12 Hashrate during merge 00:33:46:19 MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🤝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices