Browse Ethereum Merge news and analysis, including staking, validator economics, energy use, and long-term network impact.
The Ethereum Foundation wrote that the merge will not reduce Ethereum gas fees because it is a "change of consensus mechanism" and "not an expansion of network capacity."
Aave developers believe that no Ethereum fork running on an alternative consensus can effectively sustain a viable Aave market.
New ETH and ERC-20 payments will be put on hold until after the merge is completed, and In-process payments will also be paused until after the merge.
