{"id":261209,"date":"2022-09-11T01:15:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T00:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=261209"},"modified":"2022-09-11T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T16:44:22","slug":"google-adds-ethereum-merge-countdown-clock-as-searches-reach-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/google-adds-ethereum-merge-countdown-clock-as-searches-reach-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Google adds Ethereum Merge countdown clock as searches reach all-time high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla announced Friday that an Ethereum Merge countdown clock is live in the Google Search engine. Searches for &#8220;Ethereum Merge&#8221; now return a native countdown clock along with the current hashrate, difficulty, and merge difficulty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VitalikButerin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drakefjustin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drakefjustin<\/a> & other <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ethereum<\/a> folks, go google &quot;the merge&quot; for a fun little surprise & appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is so excited for what is coming and appreciative of the work that has been going into this for years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bgifV6Ywn\">pic.twitter.com\/3bgifV6Ywn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theSamPadilla\/status\/1568350158298955781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The addition showcases the level at which crypto has penetrated FANG companies and the number of eyes on The Merge. Interest in The Merge has exploded over the past several weeks, with Google predicting that it will continue to rise in the days ahead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261210\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-261210\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232100-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"google trends eth merge\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232100-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232100-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232100-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232100.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-261210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Google Trends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The countries <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?q=ethereum%20merge\">most interested<\/a> in The Merge are Luxembourg, St. Helena, Singapore, North Macedonia, and Lithuania. The highest European country is Switzerland at number 7, while China and the U.S. are at position 17 and 18, respectively.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261213\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-261213\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232304-1024x352.jpg\" alt=\"merge interest\" width=\"1024\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232304-1024x352.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232304-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232304-768x264.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-10-232304.jpg 1146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-261213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Google Trends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rising interest was also helped by Padilla spearheading the development of the merge integration into Google. In response to Sassal, Padilla explained that he kickstarted the idea and the &#8220;search and labs team internally&#8221; built out the search feature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It wasn\u2019t just me. <\/p>\n<p>And the actual lifting of the work was on the search and labs team internally. All I did was kickstart the idea and discussion that led to this hehe<\/p>\n<p>But this is indeed pretty cool<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theSamPadilla\/status\/1568647964289007616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The illustrated pandas will merge in true Google style when the Ethereum Merge is complete. The pandas will also move closer together every day until The Merge occurs. The panda is a well-known staple of Ethereum merge meme culture.<\/p>\n<p>The meme uses a black bear to represent the execution layer and a white bear as the consensus layer. The Merge happens when the bears combine to create a fighting panda.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261214\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261214\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FSkMcTDVEAEFsAR.png\" alt=\"eth panda\" width=\"460\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FSkMcTDVEAEFsAR.png 460w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FSkMcTDVEAEFsAR-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-261214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sassal0x\/status\/1524763647943217153\">Sassal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>CryptoSlate Ethereum Watch Party<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Lens<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0TBC \u2013 September 14 for 8 hours during The Merge<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who:<\/strong>\u00a0CryptoSlate Team PLUS over 30 top industry projects, content creators, and builders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why:<\/strong>\u00a0To celebrate one of the biggest events in the history of the internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CryptoSlate is super excited to bring all-day coverage of the Ethereum Merge with some amazing guests.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ethereum Watch Party \ud83e\udd73 - All Day Livestream \ud83d\udcfa with Special Guests \ud83c\udf1f & ETH Giveaways \ud83c\udf81\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWSfXxTOZDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla announced Friday that an Ethereum Merge countdown clock is live in the Google Search engine. Searches for &#8220;Ethereum Merge&#8221; now return a native countdown clock along with the current hashrate, difficulty, and merge difficulty. Hey @VitalikButerin @drakefjustin &#038; other @ethereum folks, go google &quot;the merge&quot; for a fun little surprise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":261221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,61713,77252],"tags":[],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Google adds Ethereum Merge countdown clock as searches reach all-time high<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/google-adds-ethereum-merge-countdown-clock-as-searches-reach-all-time-high\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Google adds Ethereum Merge countdown clock as searches reach all-time high\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla announced Friday that an Ethereum Merge countdown clock is live in the Google Search engine. 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