The Merge

The merge and shanghai upgrades has made the ethereum blockchain more centralized, JPMorgan claims. (SB7/Shutterstock)
Ethereum Has Become More Centralized Since the Merge and Shanghai Upgrades: JPMorgan
The increase in staking has reduced the appeal of ether from a yield perspective, the report said.
The merge and shanghai upgrades has made the ethereum blockchain more centralized, JPMorgan claims. (SB7/Shutterstock)

Ethereum's post-Merge energy consumption is comparable in size to a  raspberry (CCAF)
Ethereum's Lifetime Energy Use Before the Merge Equaled Switzerland's for a Year
If Bitcoin’s energy consumption can be thought of as a skyscraper, Ethereum’s energy use post-Merge, would be the size of a raspberry, according to University of Cambridge res...
Ethereum's post-Merge energy consumption is comparable in size to a  raspberry (CCAF)

Ether’s annualized inflation rate returned to a negative value as network usage recently increased. (ultrasound.money)
Ether Turns Deflationary Again, Led by Spike in NFT Sales
Nearly one-fourth of ether burned stems from NFT trades over the past seven days, according to data from ultrasound.money.
Ether’s annualized inflation rate returned to a negative value as network usage recently increased. (ultrasound.money)

Ethereum Forking Time
Ethereum Forking Time
Is the merge euphoria returning? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Ethereum Forking Time

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There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX
There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader.
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Staked ETH Passes 16M
The $22.38 billion worth of staked ETH will be impossible to withdraw until Ethereum’s next big upgrade.
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Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own
Privacy-focused Gnosis, one of the first sidechains to Ethereum, conducted its own version of the Merge to replace its proof-of-authority (PoA) chain with its Gnosis proof-of-...
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own

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Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
This will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake.
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Ether’s annualized inflation rate returned to a positive value after making a “V-shape” from November's market volatility triggered by FTX. (ultrasound.money)
Ether Turns Inflationary as Network Usage Slows
The current positive inflation rate indicates the volume of ether being minted now outpaces the amount being burned.
Ether’s annualized inflation rate returned to a positive value after making a “V-shape” from November's market volatility triggered by FTX. (ultrasound.money)

"The V God" (Federico Solmi/CoinDesk)
Ethereum Pulled Off The Year’s Biggest Blockchain Event
It was no small task for the hundreds of developers and client teams to build, coordinate, and successfully swap out Ethereum’s core from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. That...
"The V God" (Federico Solmi/CoinDesk)