Bitcoin is Accepted Globally... What Would Happen?
What would happen if Bitcoin was accepted on a global scale? No doubt, this is a question that has popped into every crypto-lover's minds at one point or another, but we likely think of it for a few seconds or a few minutes and figure, "It's just not going to happen" before we move on to our daily tasks and our minds become flooded with other things. But seriously... What would happen? What if every country, large and small, rich and poor, suddenly stood up and declared Bitcoin completely and fully legal, and everyone was entitled to use it however they pleased? It all sounds fantastic at....
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Following the statements from Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon at the Permissionless conference, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has further confirmed The Merge will likely happen in August. Buterin noted, however, that it’s quite possible there’s still a risk of delay, and The Merge could happen in September or October 2022.
The Merge Could Happen in August, Buterin Says
Just recently, Vitalik Buterin spoke at the ETH Shanghai Web 3.0 Developer Summit and Ethereum’s co-founder discussed the highly-anticipated proof-of-stake (PoS) transition.....