Ethereum Watch

Advertisements Summary: Major crypto exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and FTX released their operational plans for the merge. While some plans differ, most platforms intend to support Ethereum’s switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. The merge is less than 24 hours away at press time. Developers expect the Paris update to go live and signal the full […]

Advertisements Nansen published a report on censorship risk and the selling pressure of Ethereum following The Merge. It does not believe there to be selling pressure for a variety of reasons. Meanwhile, investors are anticipating a bump in the price of Ethereum, while some traders are shorting ETH to hedge their risk. Data platform Nansen […]

Advertisements Summary: Opera Crypto Browser now supports third-party wallets. Integration for Ethereum wallet Metamask among others was announced this week. The move could be strategic as Ethereum’s switch to proof-of-stake is expected to ship before September 20. Adding support for wallets like Metamask could Opera Browser’s utility and tap into the hype surrounding the merge.  […]

Advertisements Summary: The plan to fork Ethereum’s proof-of-work network now has a timeline. EthereumPoW, the community behind the initiative, said the ETHW Mainnet would go live 24 hours after the merge. Full node data and configurations would be released shortly as well. The community announced the news as Ethereum’s proof-of-stake transition is hours away. Ethereum […]

Advertisements Traders are shorting ETH as The Merge is set to arrive in a few days. These traders could simply be hedging risk. Meanwhile, the Ethereum PoW token ETHW is receiving a lot of attention as an airdrop is imminent. Ethereum’s Merge is seeing heavy activity in the market, with many traders shorting ETH. Among […]

Advertisements Summary: CME Group expands its Ether-based offerings days before Ethereum’s proof-of-stake transition. The Merge is expected to arrive this week between September 13-15. The latest product brings options on ETH futures to investors. CME announced the offering in August, per EWN’s report on the matter. Ether options trading volume hit an eight-month high back […]

Advertisements Summary: USDT issuer Tether supports Ethereum’s upcoming proof-of-stake transition. Tether stressed only ETH PoS would receive backing. Support for hard-forked proof-of-work Ethereum chains seems unlikely at press time. The top two stablecoins have declared full support for the Merge. Other protocols like Chainlink and exchanges like Coinbase have announced similar decisions. Tether, the digital […]

Ethereum [ETH] is facing issue after issue with the Merge just round-the-corner now. This time the issue is with ETH miners. There is a group among miners who believe the transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) can prove hazardous for them. Advertisements Chandler Guo is one such miner who is leading efforts to keep the network’s current […]

Advertisements Summary: Ethereum’s native token ETH could move closer to a deflationary state thanks to the Merge. The switch to proof-of-stake ETH issuance for network rewards by around 90%. This further bolsters Ethereum’s burn mechanism which went live in 2021 Ethereum’s PoS transition is expected to happen between September 13-15 with an upgrade dubbed Paris. […]

Advertisements Summary: Decentralized exchange Uniswap declared full support for the Merge. The dex does not have plans to support any Ethereum proof-of-work hard forks at press time. Uniswap’s decision was revealed on Wednesday, a day after the Bellatrix update went live. The platform expects smooth operations during the Merge transition. Ethereum’s proof-of-stake switch is expected […]