EthereumPoW (ETHW) is set to launch in mainnet 24 hours after The Merge activation
EthereumPoW (ETHW), a proof-of-work version of Ethereum (ETH), is a community-driven initiative of independent software developers and miners run by industry veteran Chandler Guo. Today, it finally revealed how it will launch on the mainnet.
EthereumPoW (ETHW) mainnet plan finally announced
EthereumPoW (ETHW) core contributors published a thread with a detailed plan of the mainnet activation of its mechanisms. Per this roadmap, EthereumPoW (ETHW) will go live 24 hours after The Merge.
The full stack of documentation for the mainnet — including the final code, binaries, configuration files, node information, RPC data, and network explorer — will be announced an hour before its release.
EthereumPoW (ETHW) will be activated on the 2,049th block epoch after The Merge is live. That is why its block height will always be that of The Merge + 2,048.
Its initial mining difficulty is estimated to be around 220 T, while the hash rate will exceed 15 THash per second. Additionally, full node data for ETHW is now available on the project’s GitHub.
Seasoned ETC contributor slams ETHW release plan, here’s why
Igor Artamonov, founder and lead of Emerald platform and Ethereum Classic (ETC) veteran, criticized the way EthereumPoW (ETHW) contributors are preparing for its release.
He observed that the ETHW core team members had plenty of time to release the infrastructure and documentation. Instead, they decided to launch it in a hurry, just before the mainnet was launched.
Also, he opines that EthereumPoW (ETHW) would better be launched before The Merge, not after it. Finally, the team failed to bring “real developers” to the project. That is why Mr. Artamonov is not optimistic about ETHW’s prospects:
I think they will launch something. But they don’t know what they do and how to run it properly. It may work for a short time, but unless another professional joins in, it will soon collapse. So far, this is a great missed opportunity due to poor execution.
As covered by U.Today previously, EthereumPoW (ETHW) is set to run as a parallel chain to post-Merge Ethereum (ETH) on proof of stake.
