All you need to know about Ethereum's difficulty bomb

in crypto •  2 years ago  (edited)

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Ethereum's migration from the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism is one of the most awaited events in the cryptosphere.

The transition will reduce energy consumption and gas fees while increasing the blockchain's processing efficiency.

Ethereum's difficulty bomb is an essential part of this transition to PoS. However, the dev's recent decision to delay the difficulty bomb indicates that we might have to wait a little longer for the switch to happen.

Why is that so? Well, to answer that, we must first understand what a difficulty bomb is and why it is essential to Ethereum's switch to PoS

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