以太坊正在从 PoW 网络转向 PoS 网络，以巩固其在加密领域的地位。这场持续了一年多的计划和准备，似乎要走到尽头了。人们满怀希望地期待以太坊最终成为权益证明网络。过渡过程 ，也称为 The Merge，很快就会活跃起来。
每个加密货币网络的安全性和平稳运行都取决于其共识机制。此外，它确保其交易验证过程将消除由于承诺和遗漏错误而导致的欺诈和重复。
然而，尽管工作量证明是最重要的机制，但也有一些基于环境污染和高能耗的负面抱怨。
因此，越来越多地使用权益证明 (PoS) 共识机制。 PoS 已经变得非常流行，因为它解决了 PoW 的一些挑战。此外，它的主要好处之一是代币持有者可以通过抵押部分或全部代币来赚取被动收入。
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在 Permissionless 会议上，以太坊的核心开发人员之一普雷斯顿·范龙 (Preston Van Loon) 向与会者透露了这一消息。他表示，如果一切都按计划进行，合并很可能会在 8 月发生。
在会议上向大约 5,000 人发表讲话时，Van Loon 讨论了他的团队的一些计划。他解释说，团队希望在预期的“难度炸弹”触发之前完成过渡。
这可能会降低以太坊网络的性能。 Van Loon 提到，如果他们可以推迟“炸弹”，最好的选择是尽快过渡。
在此之前，以太坊有意将一个编码程序纳入其区块链，称为“难度暴涨”。该程序预计会降低网络速度并导致 PoW 活动缓慢拖累。
这将阻止那些计划在网络完成 The Merge 后继续使用 PoW 的矿工。因此，有了“炸弹”，以太坊可以有效地完成向权益证明机制的过渡。
以太坊研究人员 Justin Drake 证实了更快获得 The Merge 的可能性。他表示，这一快速行动将成为该网络的首选。此外，德雷克指出，难度炸弹预计将在 8 月出现。因此，操纵该程序的唯一措施是按时完成过渡。
一旦 8 月合并发生，以太坊将完成其部分路线图。最后一圈将是 2023 年进行的链升级。但在此之前，以太坊别无选择，只能依赖其他 L2 网络，如 Optimism 和 Polygon。它们确保高交易量和可扩展性。
另一位以太坊开发者 Tim Beiko 于 4 月 11 日宣布 The Merge 可能会延迟。他表示，即使在影子分叉测试成功之后，6 月也不会有过渡。
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不过，在难度炸弹入侵之前，Beiko 曾呼吁开发者加快运营速度。否则，他们将不得不采取另一项可以推迟炸弹的措施。
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