Developers have announced that Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake will go ahead sometime in August before the “difficulty bomb” goes off.
Van Loon told the 5000 attendees that the team was looking to make the transition before the so-called “difficulty bomb” would degrade the network as scheduled.
Echoing this sentiment was fellow Ethereum researcher Justin Drake stated that ensuring the Merge went ahead quickly was a top priority, sharing his “strong desire to make this happen before difficulty bomb in August.”
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