Merge

A look at life for ether miners after the Merge, including repurposing obsolete equipment to mine other cryptocurrencies, host cloud services, and heat homes

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By Oct. 14, 51% of the blocks produced for Ethereum's blockchain adhered to the US Treasury's OFAC compliance recommendations that ban Tornado Cash transactions

Censorship has been a growing concern within the Ethereum ecosystem, especially since the advent of MEV-Boost after the Merge.

Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his “role as CEO has become an increasing distraction”

and risky—swing Bessie Liu / Blockworks : Alex Mashinsky Steps Down As Celsius CEO Jana Serfontein / Crypto Daily : CEO Of The Bankrupt Celsius Network Resigns Financial Times : Alex Mashinsky resigns...

Ethermine, the largest Ethereum mining firm, plans to shut down its servers for miners after Ethereum's Merge and switch its mining pool to withdraw-only mode

1 big thing: Adobe is buying online design startup Figma for $20 billion … CoinDesk : Meet 8 Ethereum Developers Who Helped Make the Merge Possible Mike Truppa / The Block : Beyond The Merge: A look a...

Ethereum activates its long-awaited Merge upgrade, in development since 2020, and transactions are now being processed under proof of stake

- The Merge upgrade is transitioning Ethereum from proof of work to proof of stake.  — The Merge is one of the largest technological events in the industry to date.

An overview of Ethereum's proof-of-stake upgrade, The Merge, which is expected to cut the crypto platform's energy use by 99%+, and some of the risks involved

An overview of Ethereum's proof-of-stake upgrade, The Merge, which is expected to cut the crypto platform's energy use by 99%+, and some of the risks involved

A long-awaited upgrade to Ethereum, the most popular crypto platform, may make the technology more environmentally sustainable. Tweets: @timbray Tweets: Tim Bray / @timbray : News from the Merge front...

The Ethereum Foundation says it will begin the Merge on September 6, split into two parts, the second running between September 10-20

Kharishar Kahfi / The Block :

The Ethereum Foundation says it will begin the Merge on September 6, split into two parts, the second running between September 10-20

- The Bellatrix upgrade for The Merge is set for September 6, and Paris will follow several days later.  — Node operators must download clients updates before the Bellatrix upgrade is activated.

Ethereum's Merge will introduce new participants, called builders, who gather transactions to be sent for validation, potentially altering its power structure

The much-anticipated upgrade of Ethereum will create new participants called builders in the blockchain ecosystem …