As an artist whose work focuses on climate change, I see “The Merge” like the ocean’s undercurrent pulling rough tides into their natural order.
“The Merge” refers to Ethereum’s transition to a more sustainable mechanism that uses a proof-of-stake, instead of millions of high-powered computers to verify transactions, which wastes a lot of energy.
Today marks a significant change that shifts the underlying structure of the Ethereum blockchain to near-carbon neutrality by reducing energy use by more than 99% according to the Ethereum Foundation.
Ocean currents, like the blockchain, can be volatile, but this stabilizing change will help reduce the intensity of their output, and impact on each-other.
Original: 8.5” x 11” inch. Paper Collage Made with Copyright Free Photography.
