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Circle plans to only support Ethereum PoS chain after Merge is complete

Circle plans to only support Ethereum PoS chain after Merge is complete

On Tuesday, Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, pledged its full support for the transition of Ethereum to a proof-of-stake, or PoS, blockchain after the much-anticipated Merge upgrade. The firm views The Merge as an important milestone in the scaling of the Ethereum ecosystem, writing: “USDC has become a…

Ethereum chain split is possible after the Merge, survey finds — But will ETC price keep climbing?

Ethereum chain split is possible after the Merge, survey finds — But will ETC price keep climbing?

Ethereum’s proof-of-work (PoW) powered by GPUs generated approximately $19 billion in revenue last year for ETH miners. But these revenue streams are in danger as Ethereum is expected to become a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain via “the Merge” upgrade in September. Miners could then revolt against the new upgrade by continuing to…

Ethereum options data show pro traders ready to go long into ETH’s Merge

Ethereum options data show pro traders ready to go long into ETH’s Merge

Ether (ETH) is down 11.5% in seven days even after the recent confirmation of the “Ethereum merge” transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus network in September. During the Ethereum core developers conference call on July 14, developer Tim Beiko proposed Sept. 19 as the tentative target date. The transition out…