Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system is already being tested on the Beacon Chain, launched on December 1, 2020 . So far 9,500,000 ETH ($37 billion, in current value) has been staked there. The plan is to merge it with the main Ethereum chain in the next few months.4 Mar 2022
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For Ethereum, users will need to stake 32 ETH to become a validator. Validators are chosen at random to create blocks and are responsible for checking and confirming blocks they don’t create.
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Coinpedia predicts an even higher price of $12,962.33 in 2022 if Ethereum’s upcoming transition to Ethereum 2.0 is successful . The new upgrades could potentially make Ethereum more affordable for users to mint and develop products, as right now the service fees to use Ethereum are notoriously high.
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