Vitalik Buterin Calls Out People For Pushing A Hard Fork On ETH

Vitalik calls out on people for ETHW hardfork

In a press conference during South Korea Blockchain Week, Ethereum founder called out people pushing for a hard fork of Ethereum to retain proof-of-stake

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He said that these people are “simply trying to make a quick buck.”

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Justin Sun recently announced support for a hard fork of Ethereum post-merge by listing two new tokens on his Poloniex exchange.

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The tokens were named ETHS and ETHW, related to proof-of-stake and proof-of-work, respectively.

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ETHW represents a newly created hard fork of Ethereum where GPU miners continue to mine Ethereum after the merge of the Beacon chain.

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Some Chinese miners had reportedly signed up to be a part of this new chain in convergence with Justin Sun.

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Vitalik stated that he has witnessed support for proof-of-stake from within the community and cited that most people who want to retain proof-of-stake are “outsiders” from the Ethereum ecosystem.

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