The Merge


Markets

Ether Leads Crypto Recovery on Merge Confirmation, but Traders Remain Cautious

Buying ether ahead of the Merge is likely an overextended play, one trader said.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Tech

Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Offer Liquid Staking Token Before Ethereum Merge

The Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH (cbETH) will have several uses, including selling and transferring staked ETH as well as using it as collateral in DeFi protocols.

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Tech

The Ethereum Merge Has an Official Kick-Off Date

The Bellatrix upgrade, which begins the final countdown, is set to activate on Sept. 6. The Merge itself will be completed at some point Sept. 10-20.

The Ethereum Merge is ready to launch. (DARPA/Wikimedia)

Markets

Anomalous Ether Futures Pricing Condition Is Likely to Revert After the Merge

"The current state of backwardation reflects the general market view that ETH will fall following the Merge, but this could be short-lived," one observer said.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Proof-of-Work Forks: Gift or Grift?

Ethereum will soon transition to a more energy-efficient system for processing transactions, but prominent crypto personalities are hell-bent on keeping the proof-of-work version of the chain alive. Why?

Why are some miners hell-bent on keeping Ethereum's proof-of-work chain alive? (Getty Images)

Markets

Ethereum Merge Drama Continues as Traders Pile Out, Then Back In

Ethereum regained investor support on Monday after slumping in recent days.

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Opinion

Is Ethereum's Merge Priced-In?

Arca’s director of research lays out the case for buying ETH ahead of the Merge.

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Tech

Sepolia Is the First Ethereum Testnet to Get a Post-Merge Upgrade

Upgrades to Ethereum test networks – even small ones – are important steps in ensuring that the new proof-of-stake protocol runs smoothly.

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

Opinion

How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools

Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.

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