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The transition to proof of stake occurred in September [1].

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/ethereum-switches-to-proof...

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But IIRC there are issues with un-staking?

Definitely a big leap forward in terms of reducing energy use.

EIP-4895 [1] will enable beacon chain withdrawals and will be included in the next Ethereum upgrade scheduled for next year. No actual release date has been decided yet [2].

[1] https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4895

[2] https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/01/when-will-ethereum-sta...

Issues has a negative connotation. Staking withdrawals were >intentionally< not enabled to give the system more stability in the short term. Unstaking, in a FIFO manner, has a roadmap you can read about with a quick web search.

OK but AFAICT there has been some upset about how long it's taking, and the withdrawal of the timetable for this?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ether-staking-withdrawal-sche...

Perhaps I'm wrong and it's all been sorted out now. As a die-hard crypto sceptic I'm not always the best informed, but I am happy that the energy usage has been addressed.

Just bagholders of other coins (all the tweets linked in this article seem to be Cardano people, sometimes it's Bitcoin Maxis) trying to spread FUD. I've yet to see anyone who's actually staking Ethereum care.

It will allow restaking and help LSDs trading at a discount to NAV close the gap, but other than that, I agree noone in the staking community is particularly worried about withdrawal activation timelines. Best guess based on the latest dev calls is sometime in Q2 2023.

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