commit 9dfad303301652b458adf2f68559b4115d5b923b
parent 3a49b2a8cb56da9e8122b23d0fd65db8b0e3ce91
Author: Özgür Kesim <oec-taler@kesim.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:35:46 +0100
ethereum is _still_ POW
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2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/2022-privacy/literature.bib b/2022-privacy/literature.bib
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ series = {SEC'16}
howpublished = {Webpräsenz von Eurostat},
url = {https://bit.ly/32iWEyV}
}
+
@book{dannen2017introducing,
title={Introducing Ethereum and solidity},
author={Dannen, Chris},
@@ -514,6 +515,21 @@ series = {SEC'16}
year={2017},
publisher={Springer}
}
+
+@misc{merge2022,
+ title={The merge},
+ year={2022},
+ url = {https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge}
+}
+
+@misc{nelson2021,
+ title={The State of the Merge: An Update on Ethereum’s Merge to Proof of Stake in 2022},
+ author={Matt Nelson},
+ year = {2021},
+ howpublished={consensys.net},
+ url = {https://consensys.net/blog/news/the-state-of-the-merge-an-update-on-ethereums-merge-to-proof-of-stake-in-2022/}
+}
+
@article{noether2015ring,
title={Ring SIgnature Confidential Transactions for Monero.},
author={Noether, Shen},
diff --git a/2022-privacy/privacy.tex b/2022-privacy/privacy.tex
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ with balances with a blockchain used to establish a consensus on the account
balances (Bitcoin was the first currency to use it), while others allow the
transfer of fungible tokens that are disassociated from any transaction
history (Z-cash\cite{zcash}). Among those using a blockchain, some use proof
-of work (Bitcoin), others use proof of stake
-(Ethereum~\cite{dannen2017introducing}) or most recently proof of wasted human
-lifetime (Play to Earn~\cite{p2e2022}). Some are rather transparent (Bitcoin,
-Ethereum), while others allow private transactions
+of work (Bitcoin, Ethereum), others use proof of stake
+(Ethereum, expected in Q2 2022~\cite{merge2022,nelson2021}) or most recently
+proof of wasted human lifetime (Play to Earn~\cite{p2e2022}). Some are rather
+transparent (Bitcoin, Ethereum), while others allow private transactions
(Monero~\cite{noether2015ring}).
Crypto-currencies do not have a central bank controlling the rules governing
