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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson calls Ethereum ‘Hotel California of Crypto’
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Staking
Osmosis co-founder questions the effectiveness of ETH staking post-merge
Sunny Aggarwal said that the inability of users to withdraw the staked ETH has contributed to the growing deviation of Lido's stETH price from the underlying ETH.
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Santiment data shows 2 addresses controlling over 45% of Ethereum transactions post-merge
The market intelligence platform said the dominance of the addresses is something to watch.
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Community braces for ‘fork wars’ after Poloniex’s sudden move to support EthereumFair over ETHW
Poloniex said it supports EthereumFair due to this PoW chain being supported by the majority of the community.
Mining
Ethereum Classic hashrate surges to over 200 TH/s post-Merge
Ethereum Classic's hash rate is at a record high of 222.5 terahashes per second (TH/s) recording an over 250% surge in the last 24 hours.
Merge
Charles Hoskinson points out Ethereum’s Merge changes nothing
Although the Merge has been finalized, Hoskinson said there is more to achieve before Ethereum 2.0 can be considered complete.
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Ethereum switches to PoS after successfully completing the Merge
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that the merge was a "big moment for the Ethereum ecosystem," and praised everyone who helped make it happen.
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How to follow The Merge in real-time – CryptoSlate Merge Watch Party line-up announced
Starting at 3:00 PM UTC on Sept. 14, CryptoSlate will be live streaming all-day till the Merge goes live. Join the Watch Party to share insights with your favorite experts and projects and participate in giveaways.
Adoption
Ethereum Proof-of-Work fork set to launch 24 hours post-Merge
The ETHW team announced the PoW mainnet will start at the block height of the Merge "plus 2048 blocks" to ensure the chainID switches successfully.
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Price Watch
Ravencoin price, hashrate spike as Merge draws closer
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Centralization, sell-offs, and network stability: What’s troubling Ethereum ahead of the Merge?
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Research: Ethereum gas usage by stablecoins, DeFi, NFTs, and ERC -20 contracts
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