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Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major upgrade for the cryptocurrency that includes a shift towards a Proof of Stake consensus algorithm, sharding, and eWASM. The new version of the digital asset will try to solve the scalability issue through a few different solutions including sharding and plasma. Developers will face increased transaction costs when recalling and accessing data but they can limit those increases according to the founder of the project. The network will be launched only when three clients can run continuously for at least two months.