Ethereum Merge makes network more vulnerable to attack — Security expert

Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake could make the network less secure and more vulnerable to attacks compared to proof-of-work, a security expert warns.

Despite the Ethereum Merge being touted as a major upgrade to the blockchain network, its transition to proof-of-stake theoretically makes it more vulnerable to exploit.proof-of-stake system

The researcher explained that an exploit could theoretically occur on the post-Merge Ethereum blockchain if validators manage to line up two consecutive blocks to validate. The expert said that while it’s also possible for miners to validate consecutive blocks in PoW networks — that comes down to “pure luck” and gives the miner no time to plan an attack.

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