The Merge


Markets

The 'Merge Trade' Has Begun, Experts Say, as Ether Surges and stETH Discount Narrows

"ETH has undergone a rapid change in narrative over the past week, with speculators purely focused on the upcoming 'merge' as a catalyst for appreciation," one observer said.

Ether rallies as developers confirm tentative date for Ethereum's merge. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

Tech

Ethereum’s Shadow Fork 9 Goes Live in Lead-Up to the Merge

Developers are focused on testing recent updates and the releases used in the previous Sepolia hard fork. "But on a more intensive network.”

Chinese crypto miner Chandler Guo has launched a campaign to fork the Ethereum blockchain and create a spinoff, hewing to the “proof-of-work” (PoW) system that it uses now. (bildanova/500px/Getty Images)

Finance

SSV DAO to Distribute $10M in Grants for Staking Projects Ahead of Ethereum Merge

The organization will distribute grants in USDC, ETH and SSV tokens.

(Jeff McCollough/Getty Images)

Tech

Ethereum's Sepolia Testnet Successfully Switches to Proof-of-Stake

The Sepolia proof-of-work chain merged with its proof-of-stake chain on Wednesday, taking Ethereum one step closer to its own Merge moment.

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Finance

Según Morgan Stanley, la demanda de GPUs podría ralentizarse si Ethereum pasa a proof-of-stake

El cambio tampoco resolverá los problemas de escala de Ethereum, según el informe.

Ethereum's Merge will slow demand for GPUs. (Bradley D. Saum/Shutterstock)

Finance

Morgan Stanley: GPU Demand Likely to Slow if Ethereum Moves to Proof-of-Stake

Moving to PoS also won't solve Ethereum’s scaling problems, the report said.

Ethereum's Merge will slow demand for GPUs. (Bradley D. Saum/Shutterstock)

Layer 2

Ethereum's Gray Glacier (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Difficulty Bomb)

The delay of Ethereum’s Difficulty Bomb suggests the network’s Merge to proof-of-stake might be a bit further away than hoped.

"Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964), directed by Stanley Kubrick, distributed by Columbia Pictures

Tech

Sell the Ethereum Merge

Many market participants think the highly anticipated Ethereum Merge will be bullish for ETH. The opposite is more likely.

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Tech

La red de pruebas Ropsten de Ethereum ha completado su fusión

Este primer ensayo general de testnet prepara el escenario para la transición próxima de Ethereum hacia proof-of-stake.

Fusión exitosa de Ethereum en la testnet de Ropsten. (PineWatt/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed Its Merge

This first testnet dress rehearsal sets the stage for Ethereum’s pending transition to proof-of-stake.

Fusión exitosa de Ethereum en la testnet de Ropsten. (PineWatt/Unsplash)