i kinda like this. i wonder what will happen if / when ethereum switches off proof of work. seems like it could mean moar cheaper electricity in the mining space.
Needs to be with consensus and the proof of work chain needs to become less than 5% of the network and value compared to the non proof of work chain. Then i would consider it technically switched off. But lets see.
i kinda like this. i wonder what will happen if / when ethereum switches off proof of work. seems like it could mean moar cheaper electricity in the mining space.
gpus get more available
You actually believe ETH can "switch off proof of work"?
Needs to be with consensus and the proof of work chain needs to become less than 5% of the network and value compared to the non proof of work chain. Then i would consider it technically switched off. But lets see.
Also at the main page https://bitcoinexplorer.org/ Network Summary → Difficulty
And https://bitcoinexplorer.org/difficulty-history
Yahoo News is covering mining difficulty adjustments nowadays:
Bitcoin mining difficulty at a record high
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-record-high-033511953.html*
Stats:
Difficulty:
https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator
https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart
https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/
Hashrate:
https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart
https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/hashrate-btc-ema14.html#3y
ASIC Prices:
https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data
A great tool to monitor the progress over the 2,016 block epoch is fork.lol's Difficulty Retarget chart:
https://fork.lol/pow/retarget
And a great Dashboard, overall:
https://timechainstats.com