We are currently working on the transition to Proof-of-Stake with an upgrade that implements Albatross to speed up transaction times and overall scalability of the network. Moving to PoS is also about overcoming the environmental burden caused by the electricity consumption of PoW. In this episode, Nimiq developers discuss the current status and main challenges of this upgrade. Learn more about Albatross here: https://www.nimiq.com/albatross/ ---------------------------------------- Content of this video ---------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - What is Nimiq 2.0 (now called Nimiq Proof-of-Stake)? 01:00 - Advantages of Proof-of-Stake 02:20 - Comparing the earning of rewards in PoW and PoS 03:18 - Nimiq Albatross uses original technology 03:55 - Why is Nimiq creating its own Blockchain with original tech 05:51 - Current status of Nimiq Albatross 09:22 - Biggest challenges of adding Proof-of-Stake to Nimiq 12:39 - Major changes on the protocol level 14:17 - The balance between performance and decentralization 17:00 - Will Nimiq Proof-of-Stake support Smart Contracts? 21:04 - What Nimiq Blockchain Devs look into when building a new Proof-of-Stake Start accepting crypto now ? https://nim.link/cpl Visit us ? Nimiq Home ? - https://nim.link/nimiq Nimiq Wallet ? - https://nim.link/wallet Nimiq Github ? - https://nim.link/github Nimiq OASIS ? - https://nim.link/nimiqoasis Follow us ? Twitter - https://nim.link/twitter Instagram - https://nim.link/instagram Facebook - https://nim.link/facebook Learn more about our partners ? Ten31Bank ? - https://nim.link/ten31 Salamantex ? - https://nim.link/salamant3x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ?DISCLAIMER? Timelines and roadmap details mentioned in our vlogs are subject to change. Please look for our official communication on nimiq.com and subscribe to our update emailers. There is a lag on uploads. This video is not an endorsement or recommendation for Nimiq, any cryptocurrency, or investment product. Neither the information, nor any opinion contained in this video constitutes a solicitation or offer by the creators or participants to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments or provide any investment advice or service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #1 #2 #3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w247X5rbLrw

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Nimiq 2.0 with Transactions faster than one second and more than 1000 transactions per second with orginal Proof of Stake concensus algorithm Albatross. Nimiq Whitepaper: https://www.nimiq.com/whitepaper/ Albatross Blog Post: https://www.nimiq.com/blog/research-collaboration-albatross/ Try it now. Go to https://www.nimiq.com/ and create an account in 10 seconds. Join an awesome community of dedicated people: Telegram: https://t.me/Nimiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/nimiq GitHub: https://github.com/nimiq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearenimiq/ DISCLAIMER: Timelines and roadmap details mentioned in our vlogs are subject to change. Please look for our official communication on nimiq.com and subscribe to our update emailers. There is a lag on uploads. This video is not an endorsement or recommendation for Nimiq, any cryptocurrency, or investment product. Neither the information, nor any opinion contained in this video constitutes a solicitation or offer by the creators or participants to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments or provide any investment advice or service. Nimiq Safe - https://safe.nimiq.com Nimiq Home - https://nimiq.com/ Nimiq Miner - https://miner.nimiq.com Nimiq Github - https://github.com/nimiq-network #Nimiq #NIM #NimiqCommunity ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2n4GBQ-qNE