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Ethereum Merge anniversary — 99% energy drop but centralization fears linger

Energy use is down, and staking is up, but technical concerns still mark the road ahead for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

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Arbitrum’s fraud proofs haven’t been used in the two years since it launched

Offchain Labs co-founder Ed Felten said there were one or two fraud challenges submitted on a version of Arbitrum running on the Ethereum proof-of-work fork after the Merge, which was defeated.

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Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade made it easier to detect criminals

Staking rewards following Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade have made it easier for investigators to spot counterintuitive behavior by ETH holders.

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Ethereum turns deflationary for the first time since the Merge — ETH price still risks 50% drop

A bearish technical setup and a declining number of Ethereum whales pose downside risks for ETH price.

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Finder’s Specialists Predict Ethereum Will Slip to $963 This Year, but End 2022 at $1,377 per Unit

46% of around 55 fintech and cryptocurrency specialists believe ethereum is undervalued following The Merge, according to a recent survey published by the comparison website Finder.com. With less than three months left in 2022, Finder’s panelists predict that ethereum will drop as low as $963 per unit this year, and they also expect ethereum to […]

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Cardano bulls run out of steam after Vasil hard fork — 40% ADA price crash in play

Most Cardano hard forks have preceded ADA price crashes, and Vasil looks no different.

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‘Ultra Sound Money’ — Post-Merge Stats Show Ethereum’s Issuance Rate Plunged After PoS Transition

Ultra Sound Money — Post-Merge Stats Shows Ethereum's Issuance Rate Plunged After PoS Transition

Months before Ethereum transitioned from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), a simulation of The Merge had shown the network’s issuance rate would drop following the ruleset change. Statistics now show that the simulation’s predictions have come to fruition as the network’s issuance rate has slowed significantly since September 15, following the Paris Upgrade that triggered […]

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