Vitalik Buterin Discusses Ethereum’s Upcoming ‘Merge’ and ‘Surge’ at EthCC in Paris

At the developer-focused conference, Buterin spoke about the upcoming “Merge” in which Ethereum will make a full transition from proof of work to proof of stake. Discussing the Merge’s long term and short term outcomes , Buterin said ”after the merge you will be able to build an ethereum client that does not even know the proof of work phase even happened.”