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The Merge

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Finance
Crypto mining
Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever
Ethereum now spews out less carbon dioxide than a few hundred U.S. households, according to a report.
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By Aoyon Ashraf
Sep 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The Ethereum Merge watch parties are over. Now the hangover seems to be hitting crypto markets. (Creative Commons)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Merge Brings 'Sell-the-Fact' Price Move in Crypto Markets
The price stability that prevailed after Ethereum's shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network suddenly evaporated as ether slid 9.1%, its worst day since late Au...
The Ethereum Merge watch parties are over. Now the hangover seems to be hitting crypto markets. (Creative Commons)
By Jocelyn YangOmkar Godbole
Sep 15, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Bids on "The Last POW Block" are half of what its creators paid to create it. (OpenSea)
Markets
The merge
High Bid on NFT of Ethereum’s Final PoW Block Is Just One-Third What Creators Paid to Mint It
Vanity Blocks paid roughly 30 ether to crypto miner F2Pool to mint an NFT of Ethereum's final proof-of-work block.
Bids on "The Last POW Block" are half of what its creators paid to create it. (OpenSea)
By Shaurya Malwa
Sep 15, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)
Markets
First mover
First Mover Americas: Smooth Ethereum Merge Disappoints Ether Volatility Bulls; ETC Rallies
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 15, 2022.
The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)
By Lyllah LedesmaOmkar Godbole
Sep 15, 2022 at 1:57 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Technology
The merge
Ethereum Classic and Ravencoin's Hashrate Nearly Doubles After Merge
Earlier on Thursday, Ethereum switched to a system that does away with the need for miners.
(Dall-E/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Sep 15, 2022 at 1:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Featured Ethereum developers, left to right: (Top) Raoul Jordan, Sajida Zouarhi, Marius Van Der Wijden, (Middle) Justin Drake, Alex Stokes (Bottom) Tim Beiko, Parithosh Jayanthi, Ben Edgington
Technology
The merge
Meet 8 Ethereum Developers Who Helped Make the Merge Possible
Ethereum’s impending shift to proof-of-stake could not have happened without researchers, developers, volunteers and many, many client teams.
Featured Ethereum developers, left to right: (Top) Raoul Jordan, Sajida Zouarhi, Marius Van Der Wijden, (Middle) Justin Drake, Alex Stokes (Bottom) Tim Beiko, Parithosh Jayanthi, Ben Edgington
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 15, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Technology
Miners
Crypto Miner F2Pool Mined the Last-Ever PoW Ether Block Before Merge
The miner used almost 30 million gwei to pay for that transaction.
(Pedro Henrique Santos/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Sep 15, 2022 at 7:36 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Technology
Ethereum
Ether Price Trades Flat After Successful Ethereum Merge
Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake system was successfully completed just after 2:30 a.m. ET, or 5:30 a.m. GMT at block 15537391.
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By Sam Reynolds
Sep 15, 2022 at 7:07 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Ethereum merge (Dall-E/CoinDesk)
Technology
Ethereum
The Ethereum Merge Is Done, Opening a New Era for the Second-Biggest Blockchain
The historic upgrade casts aside the miners who had previously driven the blockchain, with promises of massive environmental benefits.
Ethereum merge (Dall-E/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Sep 15, 2022 at 6:43 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Ether exchange inflows (Nansen)
Markets
Ether
Pre-Merge Ether Exchange Inflows of Over $1B Trigger Fears of Price Drop
The cumulative inflow of $1.2 billion is supposedly the largest in six months.
Ether exchange inflows (Nansen)
By Omkar Godbole
Sep 15, 2022 at 6:08 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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