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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 dev confirms Goerli merger date, the final update before the Merge

Ethereum dev confirms Goerli merger date, the final update before the Merge

The Ethereum mainnet is just one testnet merger away from officially transitioning to a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. After multiple shadow forks and testnet merges, the years-long journey has reached the final stage with the announcement of the final testnet merge to the Beacon chain. The transition to PoS began in…