Kevin Roose

Ethereum used to be secured by a network of high-powered computers that competed against one another to solve cryptographic puzzles, burning vast amounts of energy in the process. Now, it will be secured by a process known as “staking”, which involves investors agreeing to deposit their crypto coins in a shared pool in exchange for a chance to earn financial rewards.

Can ‘the Merge’ save crypto?

Crypto could use a bit of good news these days. And last week, it got some. Ethereum, the most popular crypto platform,...