Ethereum merge

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has emerged as an unlikely winner ahead of Ethereum Merge event as ETC tokens surged close to 30% in the past 24 hours. However, Michael Venuto of Toroso Investments says this jump is "a short term fad." He dissects the crypto markets as the final countdown to the Merge begins.

6 sept. 2022

"Ethereum aims to be a global settlement layer, that being everything can settle on Ethereum, even bitcoin included in the far future," says core developer Preston Van Loon. He breaks down how the Merge will potentially impact Bitcoin's proof-of-work consensus mechanism.

6 sept. 2022

The Bellatrix upgrade, Ethereum’s final upgrade before the historic move to proof-of-stake, activated on Ethereum’s Beacon Chain Tuesday, setting the rest of the “Merge” activation process in motion. Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon discusses what this means for the Ethereum community, also addressing Ethereum’s energy consumption and security concerns.

6 sept. 2022

Ether (ETH) price has gone up 6% as the Bellatrix hard fork was activated this morning. Michael Venuto of Toroso Investments discusses the rally ahead of the Ethereum Merge and what this means for the broader market.

6 sept. 2022

Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon breaks down the Bellatrix upgrade, Ethereum's final upgrade ahead of the Merge, or the transition from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

6 sept. 2022

What are the differences between a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and proof-of-work (PoW)? Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon discusses the benefits of proof-of-stake ahead of Ethereum's upcoming merge.

6 sept. 2022

The inflation-adjusted 10-year U.S. bond yield has jumped to 0.67% – the highest level since July 11 according to TradingView data. Separately, the perpetual futures market volume is heating up ahead of the highly anticipated Ethereum Merge. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

2 sept. 2022

The Ethereum Foundation claims the much anticipated Merge this September from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake will reduce the blockchain network's energy consumption by 99.95%. Independent researcher and artist Kyle McDonald discusses the potential impact of the Merge on Ethereum's energy consumption and the implications for NFTs.

2 sept. 2022

Could Ethereum’s Merge cause chaos for the NFT market as the number of unique NFT buyers falls below 500,000? Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into that in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

2 sept. 2022

Tactive Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford discusses the potential factors driving bitcoin’s (BTC) price below the critical psychological level of $20,000, particularly concerns around the “very, very hawkish” monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Plus, his take on how the upcoming Ethereum Merge might impact the wider crypto markets.

1 sept. 2022