The Merge


Technologie

Ethereum Miner Chandler Guo Predicts 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt

The Merge put a big hurt on mining, the proof-of-work advocate told CoinDesk TV. He believes the Ethereum fork he backs will draw what miners remain as the glitches are fixed.

Chandler Guo told "First Mover" he expects only 10% of miners will survive post-Merge. (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Technologie

Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization

In hours following the Merge, just two platforms added over 40% of the network's blocks.

In the hours following the Merge, the Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized. (Chengting Xie/unsplash)

Technologie

La fusión de Ethereum podría traer mil millones de usuarios a Web3, según el cofundador de Polygon

Sandeep Nailwal dijo que la actualización del software podría llevar a nuevas actualizaciones que aumentarían la "escalabilidad" de las redes de layer 2.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Technologie

Ethereum’s Merge Could Bring a 'Billion Users' to Web3, Polygon Co-Founder Says

Sandeep Nailwal told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover" that the software update could lead to further upgrades that would increase "scalability" for layer 2 networks.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Markten

Lido’s Staked Ether Surges Closest to Ether Since Terra Crash

The stETH derivative and its spread to ETH, a closely followed metric of the confidence in the Merge, sharply narrowed as Ethereum completed its technology transition without a hiccup.

The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)

Opinie

The Ethereum Merge Finally Happened: So What?

Investors should take note of some of Ethereum’s core traits that just changed.

(Westend61/Getty Images)

Markten

Bernstein: Strong Institutional Adoption of Ether Expected Following the Merge

The new economic model under the Merge combined with token burn could lead to negative token emission during periods of high demand, the report said.

Institutional Adoption explodes in 2024 (Peter H/Pixabay)

Markten

Ether Futures Market Discount Evaporates After the Merge

The negative spread between futures and spot prices has narrowed from $20 to almost zero following the Merge.

The anomalous condition of ether futures trading at a discount to spot prices has reversed. (Skew)

Opinie

Ethereum Mainstay Hudson Jameson on What Makes the Merge Monumental

The network’s transition to proof-of-stake is like changing the engine of a moving car.

(pine watt/Unsplash)

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