Ethereum Client Releases Major Upgrade To End PoW Support, ETH Price Jumps
Ethereum client Go-Ethereum has officially released the Geth v1.12.0 version (Krogam DMZ). The latest update will no longer support proof of work (POW), so it can no longer be used for PoW-based private chains or as a dependency on ethash PoW. Ethereum has transitioned to proof-of-stake (PoS) but some related chains still use PoW consensus such as Ethereum Classic and EthereumPoW. Go Ethereum Releases Major Update to End PoW Support Ethereums execution layer client Go Ethereum in a tiririt on May 25 revealed that it has released Geth v1.12.0 (Krogam DMZ) update, potentially a breaking change. Geth has decided to no longer support proof-of-work (PoW) chains. Moreover, Geth now defaults to use Pebble as a backend if no existing database is found. Geth v1.12.0 (Krogam DMZ) was just released. This is a potentially breaking change, since proof-of-work is no longer supported. #ethereum #golang - Pumunta Ethereum (@go_ethereum) Mayo 25, 2023 The new version adds block coverage to eth_call, enabling batch state test execution. Various bugs have also been fixed. The details on the improvements and bug fixes can be found in the released notes. Recently, consensus layer client Nimbus released a v23.5.1 na pag-update for validator clients and node operators on May 21. The update aims