Proof of stake has been ~18months away for ethereum since 2015.
Sure, they've built some stuff at this point, but have made no progress on the inner politics of the issue. So it remains in some untouchable future for the time being.
Sure, they've built some stuff at this point, but have made no progress on the inner politics of the issue. So it remains in some untouchable future for the time being.
Pollution is equal to resource use, which is equal to mining rewards.
Mining rewards are proportional to market price, not # of transactions.
So lightning could help with scale (I dont think it will) but wont help with resource waste