It won't be long before ETH 2.0 arrives. The proof-of-stake consensus method would be used in ETH 2.0, a future iteration of the Ethereum blockchain that would use staking to validate transactions. The previous proof-of-work consensus method, which required ethereum miners to consume high voltage electricity to process transactions, would be replaced with the merging by the proof-of-stake consensus method. Miners would be replaced with validators, who would also be able to take part in t...