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PoW and PoS have fundamentally different security assumptions — not one better, one worse. They perform differently against different threat models. 'More secure consensus' is never a reason to buy a token.
Marcus Teo
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June 26, 2026
In September 2022, Ethereum completed 'The Merge' — switching from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) in the largest Consensus Mechanism transition the crypto industry has ever seen. Bitcoin advocates remain skeptical. Ethereum supporters call PoS superior. Both sides argue endlessly. But listen to this debate for ten minutes and you'll notice: almost everyone is substituting emotion...