ethereum merge
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The Merge was meant to turn ETH into ultra-sound money, but it’s turning out more ultra-elastic these days
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Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) is a new category of MEV targeting the likes of Aave
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Ether, as an asset, has underperformed in the year following the Merge, relative to bitcoin — but Drake thinks positive present and future indicators abound
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Over 90% of Ethereum transactions are now handled by four relayers, raising fears of centralization
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Amid dwindling on-chain activity, Ethereum blockspace dips into negative profitability
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Despite clear growth in ETH staking post-Merge, barriers like regulatory uncertainty and the macro environment have kept some institutions on the sidelines
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Use cases for NFT projects can range from setting up a football team in Mars to supporting local communities in Mexico
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The investment management company will extend its review period by an additional 180 days
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Two-fifths of surveyed institutions expect the price of ETH to be above $2,000 at the end of 2023, citing increased adoption of the asset after the Merge
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Rising NFT trading volumes have contributed a great deal to the switch, according to Blockworks Research
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Aiming to deliver withdrawals on schedule in March, the latest all-core devs call scaled back Ethereum developers’ short-term ambitions
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The Ethereum Merge wiped out an enormous segment of the crypto mining sector. But where did all that hash rate go?
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The debate on Ethereum decentralization surged after the blockchain’s transition to proof-of-stake in September
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The $1.3 trillion fund group is playing with the idea of launching additional crypto strategies after debuting its crypto SMAs
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“It just felt like a very natural decision,” Steven Goldfeder from Offchain Labs told Blockworks
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A Web3 experience with zero gas fees has an infinite scale similar to current Web2 applications
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The volatility from last week shows no signs of slowing with more market-moving events scheduled for the coming days
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Price of ETHW tokens from a proof-of-work fork drastically soared moments after the Merge, only to plummet right back down.
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Firm among those starting to mine Ethereum Classic following blockchain’s transition to proof-of-stake
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