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How Advisors Can Prepare for Ethereum’s Unlock
Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade will unlock ether that has been staked since the Merge, potentially leading to selling pressure that market participants could ride out or take advantage of.
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Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem
Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”
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Citi Says Ether May Be Moving Toward a Deflationary Future
The cryptocurrency's volatility dropped to historic lows following the success of the Merge upgrade, the bank said.
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Ether Sees Biggest Weekly Gain in 3 Months, ETH-BTC Rally to Continue
Ether rallied 16% last week, registering its biggest weekly gain since July. The recent positive change in ether's tokenomics are helping the cryptocurrency outperform industry leader bitcoin.
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The Merge Doesn’t Solve Ethereum’s 'Atomic Composability'
What that is and why "cross-pollination" between decentralized applications matters.
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Ethereum's Merge Was a Success. What's Next?
A discussion on the future of layer 2 blockchains in a post-Merge era.
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JPMorgan Sees Concerns for Ethereum Blockchain After the Merge
The platform has become less decentralized after the switch to proof-of-stake, the bank said.
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 20, 2022
With bitcoin slipping to about $19,200 on fears of higher interest rates, plus a look at at the advantage of slowness and why it’s worth protecting, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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The hot topic right now is the upcoming Merge on the Ethereum network, and specifically, about the possibility of having a forked proof-of-work ETH and a proof of stake coin. (Riho Kroll/Unsplash)
Citi Says Ether Remains Relatively Stable Despite Significance of the Merge
ETH token issuance is estimated to drop 90% to around 600,000 a year, the bank said.
The hot topic right now is the upcoming Merge on the Ethereum network, and specifically, about the possibility of having a forked proof-of-work ETH and a proof of stake coin. (Riho Kroll/Unsplash)

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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 19, 2022
With bitcoin sliding to a three-month low under $19K as traders prep for this week's Fed meeting, plus a look at why Ethereum’s Merge is worth celebrating, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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