Browse Ethereum Merge news and analysis, including staking, validator economics, energy use, and long-term network impact.
Buterin said scaling improvements have been incremental, but perhaps ETH 2.0 is the only viable solution available.
Samuel Wan 3 min read 
According to Buterin, the long-anticipated upgrade has increased the Ethereum chain capacity, but while the price of the world’s second-largest crypto went up, gas fees remained high.
The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-1559 played out nicely in the first week of the altered transaction fee structure.
Recently, L2s have seen an exponential increase in demand with hundreds of Dapps moving to Polygon to obtain faster transactions & cheaper gas fees. However, the user experience moving into and out of Polygon is complicated and time consuming.
Vitalik Buterin said he's more positive on ETH 2.0 now that the London hard fork went off without a hitch.
The Ethereum network underwent one of its most crucial upgrades last night. And things are going as planned so far.
The Ethereum community comes out in condemnation of plans to exploit a vulnerability in the protocol.
The upcoming ‘London’ upgrade is the precursor to EIP-1559, the much-awaited move to staking.
Analysis shows of Ethereum exchange reserves shows the figure has reached its lowest point in 2021, at 19.8 million ETH.
