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ETH PoS Upgrade to Transition on September 15 to 16 — Ethereum Devs Reveal ‘Tentative Mainnet TTD’ for The Merge

August 11, 2022

Following the successful implementation of The Merge into Ethereum’s Goerli testnet, Ethereum developers confirmed during a Consensus Layer Call livestream that the highly anticipated proof-of-stake (PoS) upgrade is coming this next month on or around September 15th to the 16th. After the Ethereum network’s Total Terminal Difficulty (TTD) hits 58750000000000000000000, the chain will fully transition…
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Ethereum’s Goerli Testnet Implements The Merge, ETH Price Jumps 74% Higher During the Past 30 Days

August 11, 2022

The Merge has successfully been implemented into Ethereum’s third and final testnet, Goerli, after previously adding Merge support to the testnets Sepolia and Ropsten. The Merge was added to Goerli at approximately 9:45 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, transitioning to a full proof-of-stake (PoS) network. Goerli’s Merge Transition Is Complete, Vitalik’s Father Dmitry Buterin Says Ethereum…
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Optimism TVL surges nearly 300% M/M ahead of The Merge upgrade

August 10, 2022

The Ethereum scaling solution has surpassed $1 billion in total value locked within a matter of weeks. According to data from DefiLlama, total value locked (TVL) on Optimism, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, has surged 284% in the past month. The vast majority of TVL consists of users lending and borrowing assets…
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What the fork? Ethereum’s potential forked ETHW token is trading under $100

August 9, 2022

A non-difficulty bomb ETHW chain could grab 2%–10% of Ethereum’s market capitalization, crypto hedge fund manager says. An Ethereum fork token that does not yet exist, dubbed ETHW, is trading under $100 across several crypto exchanges after debuting at $30. ETHW and ETHS begin trading ETHW is the native asset to the ETHPoW chain. ETHPoW,…
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Ethereum futures backwardation hints at 30% ‘airdrop rally’ ahead of the Merge

August 2, 2022

Backwardation reflects a market condition wherein spot prices trade higher than future prices. Ether (ETH) bulls like a positive spread between its spot and ETH futures prices because the so-called contango reflects optimism about a higher rate in the future. But as of Aug. 1, the Ethereum futures curve slid in the opposite direction. Ethereum quarterly…
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Survey That Asks if The Merge Could Cause an Ethereum Chain Split Sparks PoS Delay Discussions

July 31, 2022

While there’s 50 days left until the week of September 19, the crypto community has been discussing whether or not Ethereum developers will delay the penciled-in date for The Merge. Moreover, on July 27, the crypto hedge fund Galois Capital published a survey on Twitter that indicates more than 33% of the survey’s respondents think…
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Ethereum’s bearish U-turn? ETH price momentum fades after $1.6K rejection

July 26, 2022

Ether risks falling further below $1,350 in August as the ETH price rally is losing steam. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) tumbled on July 26, reducing hopes of an extended price recovery. The ETH/USD pair dropped by roughly 5%, followed by a modest rebound to over $1,550. Ethereum gets rejected at $1,650 These overnight moves…
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Traders Withdraw $3.6 Billion in Ethereum From Crypto Exchanges in 17 Days

July 24, 2022

The pencilled-in preliminary date for The Merge, revealed by the Ethereum developer Superphiz, is less than two months away and the announcement seemingly caused a number of developments to happen. First off, the network’s native token ether saw a significant spike in value and secondly, Ethereum’s hashrate has dropped 18.21% since June 30. Data also…
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Ethereum price ‘cup and handle’ pattern hints at potential breakout versus Bitcoin

July 23, 2022

Ether has printed a classic bullish reversal pattern against Bitcoin weeks before the Merge launch date. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) has rebounded 40% against Bitcoin (BTC) after bottoming out locally at 0.049 on June 13. Now, the ETH/BTC pair is at two-month highs and can extend its rally in the coming weeks, according to…
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Ethereum Classic soars 100% in nine days outperforming ETH as ‘the Merge’ approaches

July 23, 2022

Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake could be a boon for the price of Ethereum Classic. Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been outperforming its arch-rival Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) during the current crypto market rebound with the ETC/ETH pairs at 10-month highs. Why is ETC beating ETH? ETC’s price has risen to $27 on July 22, amounting…
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