i have questions about crypto, web3, and the surrounding ecosystem. i’m gonna thread these. please feel free to reply! but don’t start arguments and fights with other people who reply or i’ll use the banhammer.
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1. what is bitcoin’s plan to solve its energy consumption problem? is that on the radar of the team/community? is that considered a non-problem / “worth it”? asking specifically about bitcoin
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2. why is there a lot of skepticism around ethereum’s move to PoS? is it because it’s been continually pushed back, or is there skepticism that it will work at all? both?
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3. would ethereum’s energy usage still be concerning after move to PoS? why or why not?
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4. give me an example of an interesting smart contract that already exists today, and explain how it’s used
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ENS, the Ethereum name service.
A smart contract that defines a decentralized DNS/username alternative.
You can set up dan_abramov.eth and use that as a login mechanism (like ) a host (like dan_abramov.com), a payment address, and more.
