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The Merge
Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Ether Close the Week Lower
Ether continues to decline as traders position for what’s next for the Ethereum protocol.

Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork Stumbles as Justin Sun's Poloniex Supports Rival Fork
The fork’s ETHW token dropped 70% on technical glitches and early supporter Poloniex's decision to back a different, little-known blockchain.

Grayscale Investments Declares Rights to 3.1M ETHPoW
The fund manager said it will try to sell tokens and give cash proceeds to shareholders.

How the Ethereum Merge Could Lead to Improved On-Chain Privacy
Privacy was ludicrously expensive on pre-Merge Ethereum, Alex Shipp writes.

First Mover Americas: Ether Declines 7% Post-Merge and Makes Ether Futures More Sensitive to Staking Yields
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 16, 2022.

Ethereum Merge Has Tied Ether Futures Activity to Staking Yields, Traders Say
Stakers have been and will be natural sellers in futures and perpetual futures and the hedging activity will increase as staking yields rise.

First Mover Asia: Ether Tumbles Below $1.5K; Ethereum Merge May Ding Demand for Chips, but Semiconductor Stocks Could Still Be a Good Buy
Chip manufacturing giants Nvidia and AMD have struggled this year, and the Merge could lessen demand for chips. But analysts see opportunities for investors in the semiconductor space.

Market Wrap: Markets Trade Lower Despite Success of Ethereum Merge
Ether was down more than 9% at one point as traders decided to “sell the fact” following a nearly seamless Ethereum Merge.

Ethereum Miners Are Quickly Dying Less Than 24 Hours After the Merge
Now-redundant, Ethereum miners are flocking to other proof-of-work tokens after the network switched to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and finding slim pickings.
