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Polygon (MATIC) expects the upcoming integration of Ethereum (ETH) into its Proof of Stake consensus mechanism to have a dramatic impact on its environmental footprint.
in a new blog PositionThe Polygon team says the merger will reduce the Polygon network’s carbon footprint by 99.9%, making it “one of Web3’s greenest chains.”
Meet the Layer 2 Scaling Solution Project Team.
This merger is expected to reduce Ethereums power consumption by 99.99%. estimates about 6.09 tCO2e, or the equivalent of a business class round trip from Munich to San Francisco.
polygon team Note that 99.9% polygonemissions come from chain activity on the Ethereum base layer.
Ethereum merger now predicted to happen in about 4-5 days, according to Web3 infrastructure firm block native.
The highly anticipated upgrade addresses the scalability issues of the Ethereum network by setting the stage for future upgrades, including sharding, a multi-database distribution method for distributing a single dataset. is intended for
According to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, the smart contract platform will eventually be able to facilitate 100,000 transactions per second via the second-tier solution after completing the upgrade.
MATIC is trading at $0.849030 at the time of writing and Ethereum is currently trading at $1,642.
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