# Why did Ethereum's transition to PoS take so long?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047 "2021-10-07T03:39:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaverocK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047/1 "2021-10-07T03:39:38Z")

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They have been planning to switch to PoS but it is not yet there. Probably in 2022. But why did it take so long?

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047/2 "2021-10-07T11:27:41Z")

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(To save some people from looking it up: PoS means “proof of stake” in this context, not “piece of shit” or “point of sale”.)