Share this article
Everybody's Throwing a Watch Party for the Ethereum Merge. Here's Where to Go
Burn the night away, and the last blocks of proof-of-work ether, with these watch parties.
By Sam Reynolds
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:47 p.m. Published Sep 14, 2022, 5:15 a.m.
The Ethereum Merge is becoming an occasion for celebration on top of all the speculation.
Ethereum, the second-biggest blockchain network, is scheduled to transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) a little after 12:30 a.m. ET, 5:30 a.m. BST, or 12:30 p.m. in Hong Kong and Singapore.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
For HODLers of ether , and users of the Ethereum protocol, this is a monumental shift that had been years in the making. As PoW cryptocurrencies are routinely criticized for being energy intensive, one of the major benefits of this transition will be a stark reduction in the network’s energy usage to the tune of 99.95% according to the Ethereum Foundation.
Even though the Merge will take place overnight for most in North America and Europe, the event itself has a festival-like feel to it, a sort of Super Bowl but with more brains than brawn.
The crypto-finance newsletter Bankless aggregated a list of no fewer than six Ethereum Merge watch parties, mostly virtual but a few being held in real life.
The Merge watch parties
For those who want to stay up and party with their fellow HODLers, below is a list of live stream watch parties:
Bankless: The eve of the Merge Livestream (Sept. 14, 5 p.m. ET)
Ethereum Foundation: Ethereum Merge viewing party (Sept. 14, 11 p.m. ET)
The Boston DAO Ethereum Merge Soiree
We will be hosting a get-together tomorrow evening to celebrate the Ethereum Merge as we transition from PoW to PoS.
— The Boston DAO (@TheBostonDAO) September 14, 2022
Come join us on 9/15 for food, drinks and Merge talk! DM us to RSVP.
Huge thanks to @G20Ventures @coinfund_io @EFDevcon @EF_ESP for sponsoring this event. pic.twitter.com/U6tbHzZuDy
And for those at EthBerlin in Germany, conference organizers have put together an in-real-life launch party kicking off that evening. Sources say the RVSP password is hacktheplanet."
CoinDesk Special Coverage: The Ethereum Merge
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients
The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.
What to know:
- French banking group BPCE will start offering crypto trading services to 2 million retail customers through its Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne apps, with plans to expand to 12 million customers by 2026.
- The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq, with a €2.99 monthly fee and 1.5% transaction commission.
- The move follows similar initiatives by other European banks, such as BBVA, Santander, and Raiffeisen Bank, which have already started offering crypto trading services to their customers.
Top Stories
