The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism has emerged as the most viable solution to Bitcoin and Ethereum’s energy problem. The world’s two most popular blockchains have long been criticized for their enormous power consumption, with one recent study from U.K. financial site MoneySuperMarket estimating that each Bitcoin transaction costs in excess of $100 in terms of [...]

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When bitcoin first appeared on the scene in 2009, bitcoin mining used the CPU (central processing unit) in any basic computer.

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Ever since Bitcoin took its first leap into the financial world in 2009, the digital currency space has been on an incredible journey of growth. This growth has ensured that the digital asset ecosystem is expanding into other markets.

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS and SAN FRANCISCO — February 9, 2022 — Peercoin, the original pioneer of Proof of Stake consensus, today announced that it has successfully listed on Uniswap, Ethereum’s leading decentralized exchange protocol. The debut of Wrapped Peercoin (wPPC) on Uniswap is the culmination of months of development and testing of wrapmeister, a custom-built...

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When Bitcoin first launched in 2009, it didn't have much - or no - competition in the newly created space of digital currency. However,...