The key developers of the Ethereum returned to the discussion of the implementation of the updates ProgPoW in network code is to limit the activities of ASIC miners and impact of the use of GPU mining.
To make sure there are no errors in the update, as well as its effectiveness from the point of view of influence on the economic performance of the Protocol under the guidance of the members of the ad hoc working group of project managers is expected to conduct two audits. Potentially ProgPoW can get to the next upgrade of the network, Istanbul, or other hardwork – if the code is not detected technical errors.
Recall that in early February from the idea of implementing ProgPoW Constantinople in the update, the developers declined due to insufficient understanding of the real possibilities of a solution.
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