The Ethereum Merge Just Unlocked a Hidden Cloud Computing Opportunity
The Ethereum Merge Just Unlocked a Hidden Cloud Computing Opportunity
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The Ethereum (ETH-USD) Merge was the worst thing to happen for any miners relying on ETH hashing for passive income. The once lucrative venture has become obsolete as Ethereum moves to proof-of-stake. Now, these miners are left with heaps of worthless hardware. Or… is it not so worthless? As some experts point out, these miners actually have a new use case to fall back on.
这个以太(ETH-美元)合并对于任何依赖ETH散列获得被动收入的矿商来说是最糟糕的事情。随着Etherum转向股权证明，这家曾经利润丰厚的合资企业已经过时。现在，这些矿工只剩下一堆毫无价值的硬件。或…是吗不那么一文不值？正如一些专家指出的那样，这些矿工实际上有一个新的用例可以依靠。
One of the major storylines emerging from the Merge is the network's switch away from proof-of-work, which had been its consensus algorithm since 2015. With it, transactions can only be validated and processed by solving a series of intensive cryptographic puzzles. These puzzles are also only capable of being solved by computers with sizable processing power. The very process of crypto mining is putting computers to work in solving these puzzles.
合并后出现的一个主要故事情节是该网络放弃了工作证明，这自2015年以来一直是其共识算法。有了它，交易只能通过解决一系列密集的密码谜题来验证和处理。这些谜题也只能通过具有相当大处理能力的计算机来解决。密码挖掘的过程就是让计算机来解决这些难题。
This has been an appealing way for anybody with the means to make income. All one needs to do is buy a mining rig. Of course, these casual miners must also compete with massive crypto mining farms owned by companies, which utilize many thousands of rigs. The consensus mechanism itself has been highly criticized as well. Crypto naysayers point to proof-of-work as a huge sap of energy, one many see as completely unnecessary to the market.
对于任何有能力赚钱的人来说，这一直是一种很有吸引力的方式。所有人需要做的就是买一个采矿钻机。当然，这些临时矿工还必须与公司拥有的大型加密矿场竞争，这些公司利用数千个钻井平台。协商一致机制本身也受到了高度批评。密码反对者指出，工作证明是一种巨大的能量消耗，许多人认为这对市场来说是完全不必要的。
By transitioning to proof-of-stake, Ethereum can operate on a much more energy-efficient mechanism. This satiates the eco-conscious, with the added bonus of being much faster and cheaper than proof-of-work.
通过过渡到风险证明，以太可以在更节能的机制上运行。这让有环保意识的人感到满足，还有一个额外的好处，就是比工作证明更快、更便宜。
However, it leaves lots of miners in the dust. What is to become of all the Ethereum mining rigs of the world? Certainly there should be some new use case for them, lest it all turn to electronic waste. Well, there might actually be a solution for this hardware in another growing industry.
然而，它让许多矿工黯然失色。世界上所有的以太采矿平台将会变成什么样子？当然，它们应该有一些新的使用案例，以免它们都转向电子垃圾。那么，在另一个发展中的行业中，这种硬件实际上可能会有一个解决方案。
Ethereum Merge Opens Up Thousands of Miners to Cloud Computing
以太合并为云计算打开了数千个矿工的大门
The Ethereum Merge may have stunted miners for the time being by taking hardware out of commission. But there's another use case on the horizon in cloud computing. It could prove just as lucrative — and keep vast amounts of electronic waste from the landfills.
Etherum的合并可能暂时阻碍了矿商的发展，因为它让硬件停止运行。但在云计算领域还有另一个用例即将出现。它可能会被证明同样有利可图--并将大量电子垃圾从垃圾填埋场中保留下来。
Protocol reports that the Merge will produce lots of waste if miners can't repurpose their machines. And as the outlet points out, only about 20% of all electronic waste is actually recycled. However, experts suggest that unlike Bitcoin (BTC-USD) mining rigs, ETH miners can put their devices to use in other savvy ways.
协议报道称，如果矿工不能重新调整机器的用途，合并将产生大量浪费。正如这家媒体指出的那样，实际上只有20%的电子垃圾被回收利用。然而，专家们认为，与比特币(BTC-U.S.)采矿机，ETH矿工可以将他们的设备用于其他明智的方式。
Blockchain validating is quite similar to the act of cloud computing. Transactors on the blockchain outsource cryptographic hashing to these miners in the same way websites and other entities outsource site hosting and web services to cloud computing companies. This is opening the door for ETH miners to put their expensive hardware to use even after the Merge.
区块链验证非常类似于云计算的行为。区块链上的交易者将加密散列外包给这些矿工，就像网站和其他实体将网站托管和网络服务外包给云计算公司一样。这为ETH矿商打开了大门，即使在合并后也可以使用他们昂贵的硬件。
Hive Blockchain Technologies (NASDAQ:) is one of the companies getting the ball rolling on ETH mining-turned-cloud computing farms. The company says it will be using its 38,000 Ethereum mining GPUs to provide bespoke web services to new clients. Hut 8 Mining (NASDAQ:) says it will be doing the same with its 180 machines, focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
蜂巢区块链技术纳斯达克(Sequoia Capital：)是在ETH矿业转型的云计算农场开展业务的公司之一。该公司表示，将使用其3.8万个以太挖掘图形处理器为新客户提供定制的网络服务。8号小屋采矿(纳斯达克：)表示，它将对其180台机器采取同样的做法，专注于机器学习和人工智能(AI)应用。
Even still, there's also a market for secondhand Ethereum mining machines. This is because personal computers run using the same graphical hardware. However, with the CHIPS Act expected to bring down inflated GPU prices, investors will be less likely to pick up a mining machine that has been running 24 hours a day. Nonetheless, experts are pointing out plenty of second lives for these machines, hopefully bringing some solace to investors worried about post-Merge waste implications.
即便如此，二手以太矿机也有市场。这是因为个人计算机使用相同的图形硬件运行。然而，由于预计芯片法案将压低夸大的GPU价格，投资者将不太可能拿起一台24小时运行的矿机。尽管如此，专家们仍为这些机器指出了大量的第二次生命，希望能给担心合并后浪费影响的投资者带来一些安慰。
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