The Merge – Page 2

Vitalik reveals a new phase in the Ethereum roadmap: ‘The Scourge’

The remaining milestones of the Ethereum roadmap consist of The Surge, The Scourge, The Verge, The Purge and The Splurge.

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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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2008 ‘Lehman Moment About to Hit’ — Major Banks Suffer; How to Access Your ETHW, ‘No Digital Dollar Act,’ Sega Blockchain Game — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review

In this week’s edition of the Bitcoin.com News Week in Review, two of the world’s largest banks — Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank — are suffering from distressed valuations, with credit default insurance levels looking like those last seen in the 2008 financial crisis. For those interested in assets outside of such behemoth tradfi (traditional […]

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Dappradar’s Q3 Industry Report Shows Crypto Economy and Participants Are ‘Riding Out the Bear Market’

According to Dappradar’s latest crypto industry report that covers 2022’s third quarter, the crypto economy and its participants are “riding out the bear market.” However, these days a number of macroeconomic events have influenced the crypto market, and Dappradar researchers say it’s currently “impossible to foresee a worldwide expansion of cryptocurrencies without a general recovery […]

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CoinShares’ Butterfill suggests ‘continued hesitancy’ among investors

Matrixport’s head of strategy said he believes the market is currently in a “wait-and-see environment” but could shift after the U.S. mid-term elections in November.

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Ethereum Classic Hashrate Slides 46% Since The Merge, PoW ETH Forks Gather Double-Digit Gains

The day of The Merge, Ethereum Classic’s hashrate soared to new highs tapping 306 terahash per second (TH/s) ten days ago on September 15. Since then, however, Ethereum Classic’s computational power has dropped 46.16% lower from the high to today’s 164.75 TH/s. Furthermore, ethereum classic’s market valuation has dropped by two positions and lost 26.7% […]

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ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review

With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red hot inflation in the U.S., President Joe Biden notes that gas […]

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Ethereum risks another 10% drop versus Bitcoin as $15.4M exits ETH investment funds

Macroeconomic factors and centralization concerns are putting pressure on Ethereum’s price post-Merge.

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Ethereum miners dump 30K ETH, stonewalling ‘ultra sound money’ deflation narrative

Ethereum miners have sold over $40 million worth of ETH because of the Merge and plummeting revenue.

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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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