Ethereum PoS

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf blockchain consensus mechanism
gptkbp:award block rewards
transaction fees
gptkbp:blockchain ~12 seconds
gptkbp:consensusMechanism gptkb:Proof_of_Stake
gptkbp:event gptkb:The_Merge
gptkbp:features economic stake slashing
gptkbp:fullName Ethereum Proof of Stake
gptkbp:governedBy Ethereum protocol
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethereum PoS
gptkbp:launchDate 2022-09-15
gptkbp:mainnetTransition 2022
gptkbp:nativeToken gptkb:ETH
gptkbp:networkUpgrade gptkb:Beacon_Chain
Sharding (future)
gptkbp:penalty slashing
gptkbp:powerSource significantly reduced compared to PoW
gptkbp:purpose enable scalability upgrades
reduce energy usage
secure Ethereum network
gptkbp:replacedBy Ethereum PoW
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Ethereum
gptkbp:validatorFor 32 ETH
gptkbp:validatorSelection random selection
gptkbp:website https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethereum_Proof-of-Stake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7