The Merge


Finance

Coinbase CEO Suggests Exchange Won't Censor Transactions on Ethereum

Brian Armstrong expressed his preference not to censor transactions to and from sanctioned addresses after the blockchain's transition to proof-of-stake.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Finance

CME Group Adds to Crypto Offerings With Ether Options

The exchange will allow traders to make bets and manage risk ahead of the Ethereum Merge.

The CME is set to launch ether options trading (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

Markets

Buzz Over Potential Ethereum Hard Fork Token Fizzles as Price Tanks

Crypto traders’ appetite to speculate on ETHPOW remains muted on exchanges that listed the digital asset.

Chinese crypto miner Chandler Guo has launched a campaign to fork the Ethereum blockchain and create a spinoff, hewing to the “proof-of-work” (PoW) system that it uses now. (bildanova/500px/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini Offering Staking Support for Investors

The company hopes to capitalize on rising user interest ahead of Ethereum’s upcoming shift to a proof-of-stake model.

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Opinion

Ethereum’s Merge Will Increase Its Use Cases and Drive Its Investment Narrative

More efficiencies and scalability solutions could make Ethereum a more attractive platform to build on and invest in.

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Finance

Coinbase Will Be ‘Meaningful’ Beneficiary of Ethereum Merge, JPMorgan Says

Coinbase's staking offering will drive revenue for the crypto exchange, JPMorgan's equity analyst said.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Tornado Cash Fallout: Can Ethereum Be Censored?

In light of OFAC’s Tornado Cash sanctions, Ethereum's community debates what to do if validators censor sanctioned addresses.

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Markets

Crypto Derivatives Traders Bet on Ether Staking Yields Doubling to 8% Post-Merge

Ether's price has surged recently in anticipation of the Merge, and the higher yields foreseen by derivatives traders would further enrich the ecosystem.

Traders use Voltz Protocol's interest rate swaps to bet on an expected rise in ether staking yields. No arm wrestling required. (RyanMcGuire/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Price Discount on 'stETH' Reflects Some Doubt on Smooth Ethereum Merge

The current price of the derivative token implies a close to 94% chance of the Merge succeeding without major hiccups or delays, according to Enigma Securities.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)