04-07, 11:00–11:20 (Europe/Zurich), Verge Stage
This presentation explores Ethereum's journey towards sustainability. We'll start by discussing how to measure the environmental impact of blockchains. Then, we'll dive into key milestones in Ethereum's Green Evolution: its beginnings with Proof of Work (PoW), the groundbreaking switch to Proof of Stake (PoS) with 'The Merge', and the recent Dencun upgrade. We'll analyze the extent to which the Dencun upgrade reduces emissions per transaction and explore what the future holds for an even greener Ethereum.
Beatrix Marosvölgyi is an economist at the Center for Cryptoeconomics and Swiss Economics, specializing in projects related to blockchain applications, token economics and environmental economics. She regularly contributes to research in these areas, and supports startups and governments. Beatrix holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Bern and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Lucerne. During her studies, she focused on environmental economics and contributed to a research project on digital technologies. Prior to her current position, she worked for Ernst & Young, the University of Lucerne and the University of Bern.
Matthias Hafner is the Director of the Center of Cryptoeconomics and Head Blockchain and Cryptoassets at Swiss Economics. He focuses on projects related to blockchain applications, token economics and competition. Matthias has led numerous projects and supported various startups, corporates, and decision-makers. In addition, Matthias is a mentor for startups of CV Labs as well as DAO Suisse, a researcher at the University of Zurich, and an advisor to multiple blockchain projects. Before joining the Center for Cryptoeconomics, Matthias worked for the Swiss Competition Commission.