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The Merge

Ether issuance will drop some 90% after the merge, Citi said. (Riho Kroll/Unsplash)
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The merge
Citi Says Ether Remains Relatively Stable Despite Significance of the Merge
ETH token issuance is estimated to drop 90% to around 600,000 a year, the bank said.
Ether issuance will drop some 90% after the merge, Citi said. (Riho Kroll/Unsplash)
By Will Canny
Sep 20, 2022 at 8:36 a.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2022
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 19, 2022
With bitcoin sliding to a three-month low under $19K as traders prep for this week's Fed meeting, plus a look at why Ethereum’s Merge is worth celebrating, CoinDesk’s “Markets...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Sep 19, 2022 at 6:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2022
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Chandler Guo told "First Mover" he expects only 10% of miners will survive post-Merge. (CoinDesk TV, modified)
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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)
By Fran Velasquez
Sep 16, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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In the hours following the Merge, the Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized. (Chengting Xie/unsplash)
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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)
By Xinyi Luo
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)
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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)
By Fran Velasquez
Sep 15, 2022 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)
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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...
The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Sep 15, 2022 at 5:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The Ethereum Merge Finally Happened: So What?
Investors should take note of some of Ethereum’s core traits that just changed.
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By Christopher Robbins
Sep 15, 2022 at 12:55 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Ethereum's successful Merge may spur greater institutional adoption of ether. (Peter H/Pixabay)
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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.
Ethereum's successful Merge may spur greater institutional adoption of ether. (Peter H/Pixabay)
By Will Canny
Sep 15, 2022 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The anomalous condition of ether futures trading at a discount to spot prices has reversed. (Skew)
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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)
By Omkar Godbole
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:23 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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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.
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By Hudson Jameson
Sep 14, 2022 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2022
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