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4 Crypto Tokens Reap Hashpower From The Merge, ETC Secures Most of the Hashrate Leaving ETH
9.9.2022
20 days ago, a poll was shared on Twitter asking miners where they planned to dedicate their hashrate, after The Merge transitions Ethereum into a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The proof-of-work (PoW) contenders at the time were tokens like ravencoin, ergo, flux, and ethereum classic. When...
Everyone’s talking about the Ethereum Merge: New report reveals the most interested countries
8.9.2022
Singapore took the top spot by a landslide as the world’s most interested country in the upcoming Merge based on frequency of search terms in the weeks leading up to the event
Algorand upgrade boosts speed, adds trustless cross-chain communication
8.9.2022
Algorand has increased its transaction speed, processing capacity and cross-chain functionality with a major upgrade
ETC Group launches crypto ETP based on PoW Ethereum hard fork
7.9.2022
ETC Group will continue to rely on Ethereum’s original PoW consensus for its current Ethereum ETP, the firm announced on Wednesday
Bitcoin proponent Samson Mow highlights centralization aspect of the Merge
7.9.2022
Mow claims a few node operators have the power to change, delay or even cancel the upcoming Ethereum Merge
Ethereum Implements Bellatrix — Network’s Upcoming Paris Upgrade to Trigger The Merge, Validator Block Production
6.9.2022
The blockchain network Ethereum has officially activated the Bellatrix upgrade, the final change before The Merge, the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Bellatrix was successfully codified into the codebase at epoch 144,896 on the Beacon chain...
Hive Blockchain explores new mineable coins ahead of Ethereum merge
6.9.2022
Hive's Ethereum mining operations have historically generated three to four times more revenue per megawatt than Bitcoin mining, the firm said
Vitalik reminds node operators to update client before the Bellatrix upgrade
6.9.2022
The Bellatrix hard-fork is the final update on the Beacon chain that will prepare it for the Merge, and if node operators are not updated to the latest client, they risk syncing to the pre-fork chain
Ethereum Merge to 'swamp' other coins with miners — Mining CEO
6.9.2022
The Ethereum Merge could force many crypto miners to give up and abandon their expensive mining rigs amid a race to the bottom for profits
Value Locked in Lido Rises Prior to Ethereum’s Merge, LDO Token Jumps 23% Higher in 7 Days
5.9.2022
In eight days Ethereum is planning to undergo one of the most intensive upgrades since the DAO hard fork in 2016, as The Merge aims to change the network’s consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Amid the lead-up to The Merge, the decentralized finance (defi)...
Staking on Polkadot, explained
5.9.2022
There's a big buzz around staking right now — but when it comes to Polkadot, there's a big difference between exchanges
Ethereum Classic Hashrate Taps All-Time High Nearing 50 TH/s Ahead of The Merge
5.9.2022
Ethereum Classic’s hashrate surpassed the 40 terahash per second (TH/s) region last Wednesday and four days later, the network’s hashpower reached an all-time high (ATH) at 48.82 TH/s on September 4. Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS)...
FTX to halt Ethereum trades on Arbitrum, Solana, BSC for the ETH Merge
5.9.2022
Despite confirmation of zero downtime from Ethereum developers, FTX chose to suspend “deposits and withdrawals until the Merge is finished and networks are stable.”
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Discusses Bitcoin’s Long-Term Security
4.9.2022
On September 1, Vitalik Buterin conducted an interview with the economics author Noah Smith and the co-founder of Ethereum spoke an awful lot about Bitcoin and the network’s long-term security. Buterin also discussed the crypto economy’s crash and he insisted he was “surprised...
Ethereum ‘Flippening’ Bitcoin: Can It Happen? How? And What It Might Mean for Crypto?
4.9.2022
It sounds like the name of some obscure horror movie, but ‘the flippening’ is something that continues to generate plenty of debate in crypto circles. In fact, now that Ethereum (ETH) is close to its long-awaited shift to proof-of-stake, it has begun attracting more attention than ever before...
One Misconception and Severe Design Flaw of the Ethereum Merge
4.9.2022
Sergey Vasylchuk is the Co-founder & CEO of the staking provider Everstake.
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The Merge is nigh, and there are some misconceptions about it that even the wonderfully written FAQ on the dedicated page can't answer. Understanding the new reality is paramount, especially as you prepare...
Input-Output Global Devs Reveal Cardano’s Vasil Hard Fork Is Scheduled for September 22
3.9.2022
While The Merge is expected to take place in just over ten days’ time, Cardano’s hard fork called Vasil now has a scheduled date. The highly anticipated Cardano fork will take place on September 22, or roughly nine days after Ethereum transitions from proof-of-work (PoW)...
Analysts Advise Ethereum Users to Avoid Transacting on Merge Day, Outline Numerous Risks
31.8.2022
With Ethereum’s (ETH) Merge nearing, risks that the event could bring are increasingly being discussed, with crypto researcher Coin Metrics pointing to price discrepancies in DeFi protocols as one obvious danger, and advising users to refrain from transacting at all on the day of the Merge.
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Will Ethereum 2.0 be vulnerable to censorship? Industry professional explains
31.8.2022
Ryan Berckmans, Ethereum community member and investor, discussed the potential consequences that the Tornado Cash ban could have on the future of the network
Buterin and Armstrong reflect on proof-of-stake shift as Ethereum Merge nears
31.8.2022
Two influential figures in the cryptocurrency space unpack their individual journeys to understanding the promise of proof-of-stake as The Merge approaches for Ethereum