{"id":24979,"date":"2022-09-26T11:08:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/switch\/?p=24979"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:38:12","slug":"vitalik-expects-dogecoin-zcash-to-go-pos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/switch\/news\/vitalik-expects-dogecoin-zcash-to-go-pos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik expects Dogecoin, Zcash to make the switch to PoS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vitalik Buterin expects Proof-of-Work blockchains Dogecoin and Zcash to transition to Proof-of-Stake in the near future. Both might follow Ethereum\u2019s lead and change their consensus models, Vitalik said at the Mainnet blockchain event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To put things in perspective, both Zcash and Dogecoin belong to the top 10 list as far as PoW cryptos are concerned. In fact, Dogecoin, currently in the second spot<\/a>, has filled the void left by Ethereum in the PoW roll of honor. However, both blockchains rely on specialized mining hardware and use an enormous amount of power as part of the block validating operations. The shift to the PoS consensus will allow the blockchains to use validators and lower dependence on electricity.<\/p>\n

The Ethereum co-founder\u2019s pro-PoS discourse can be found across the following Twitter thread:<\/p>\n

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Selkis: Should all networks move to PoS?<\/p>\n

"I'd say should … as PoS matures I would expect it to increase in legitimacy over time. I hope @zcash<\/a> moves over and I am hopeful @dogecoin<\/a> moves to PoS soon," \u2014 VB#mainnet2022<\/a><\/p>\n

— Messari (@MessariCrypto) September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n