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2 million ETH tokens have been burnt as Merge draws nearer
OpenSea is responsible for most of the burns on the Ethereum network.
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Five reasons why the Ethereum Merge will occur in June
With the Ethereum Kiln testnet up and running, a merge test run recently completed successfully, and no major hurdles remaining, everything seems lined up for The Merge to commence as soon as all tests are done.
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Ethereum PoS testnet Kiln launched, merged and kickin’
Only two days after its launch, the Ethereum merge Kiln testnet has now transitioned from running proof-of-work consensus mechanism, to running proof-of-stake. This successful merge is considered the last major step before the merge of the Ethereum mainnet.
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Ethereum’s client diversity: with 66% running Prysm, is The Merge safe to pursue?
As more than two thirds of the staking power of the Ethereum 2.0 chain is running on a single client software, what happens if this client is hit by a serious vulnerability, and what can the community do to fix the issue?
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Total amount of Luna tokens staked down 62% from ATH even amid massive price rally
Nearly 420 million Luna worth $36 billion has been unstaked from pools since July 2021. Whilst the price of Luna rises, the truth is that investors have been pulling money from staking pools for months.
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Why did Ethereum rebrand ETH 2.0 to “Consensus Layer?”
The Ethereum Foundation is renaming “ETH 1” and “ETH 2.0” to prevent scams.
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Ethereum merge testnet Kintsugi split by bug, here’s why
Kintsugi, the testnet to test the Ethereum 2.0 merge, has run into a chain split causing the Proof-of-Stake blockchain to run in several parallel versions of the “truth." This is the first major incident for Kintsugi since its start in December.
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Vitalik Buterin proposes new changes to Ethereum gas fees
Buterin takes another stab at lowering gas fees, this time by optimizing resource allocation.
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Vitalik Buterin gives an estimate on Ethereum 2.0’s completion status
We already know the path to finishing Ethereum 2.0 is lengthy and drawn out. But what Buterin said about progress to date may come as something of a blow.