The Merge

First Mover Asia: Ether Tumbles Below $1.5K; Ethereum Merge May Ding Demand for Chips, but Semiconductor Stocks Could Still Be a Good Buy
Chip manufacturing giants Nvidia and AMD have struggled this year, and the Merge could lessen demand for chips. But analysts see opportunities for investors in the semiconductor space.

Market Wrap: Markets Trade Lower Despite Success of Ethereum Merge
Ether was down more than 9% at one point as traders decided to “sell the fact” following a nearly seamless Ethereum Merge.

Ethereum Miners Are Quickly Dying Less Than 24 Hours After the Merge
Now-redundant, Ethereum miners are flocking to other proof-of-work tokens after the network switched to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and finding slim pickings.

SEC’s Gensler Signals Extra Scrutiny for Proof-of-Stake Cryptocurrencies: Report
Speaking after the Merge (but not specifically about Ethereum), SEC Chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptos could be investment contracts that subject them to securities regulations.

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever
Ethereum now spews out less carbon dioxide than a few hundred U.S. households, according to a report.

La fusión de Ethereum ya es un hecho y abre una nueva era para la segunda blockchain más grande
La histórica actualización deja de lado a los mineros que hasta ahora habían impulsado la red y promete enormes beneficios ambientales.

El hashrate de Ethereum Classic y Ravencoin se duplican tras el merge
A partir del jueves, Ethereum cambió a un sistema que ya no necesita de mineros.

Ethereum Merge Brings 'Sell-the-Fact' Price Move in Crypto Markets
The price stability that prevailed after Ethereum's shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network suddenly evaporated as ether slid 9.1%, its worst day since late August.

High Bid on NFT of Ethereum’s Final PoW Block Is Just One-Third What Creators Paid to Mint It
Vanity Blocks paid roughly 30 ether to crypto miner F2Pool to mint an NFT of Ethereum's final proof-of-work block.


