Why Bitcoin Social Mention Is Increasing While Ethereum’s Drops Following Merge
Bitcoin, even after losing almost 72% of its November 10, 2021 all-time high value of $69,044, still holds a commanding lead over its closest rival, Ethereum. The crypto alpha showing the way in terms of trading price and total market capitalization has always been the norm, as the altcoin king remains several steps away. At […]
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During the last 35 days, ethereum has lost a significant amount of market dominance leading up to The Merge. On August 14, 2022, the second leading crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, had a market dominance of around 19.5% but three days after the transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), it’s down 13% lower to 16.8%.
In 35 Days, Ethereum’s Market Dominance Slides 13% Lower
Ethereum’s market valuation has dropped a great deal during the past month after reaching $1,996 per unit on August 14, 2022. At that time, ethereum’s market cap was $239.74....
The Merge has successfully been implemented into Ethereum’s third and final testnet, Goerli, after previously adding Merge support to the testnets Sepolia and Ropsten. The Merge was added to Goerli at approximately 9:45 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, transitioning to a full proof-of-stake (PoS) network.
Goerli’s Merge Transition Is Complete, Vitalik’s Father Dmitry Buterin Says Ethereum Will ‘Reduce Energy Consumption by -200x’
The Merge is getting closer by the day, and it’s expected to take place during the week of September 19, according to....
There’s a lot of hype surrounding Ethereum’s Merge. But in reality, most users aren’t going to notice much change. As we approach the date of Ethereum’s Merge, users have speculated about what it will mean for projects and the wider ecosystem. Some argue the Merge will have little impact on gas fees and believe transaction speeds might improve.However, in general, most ordinary users will not notice much change. The real changes for average users will only be seen after the sharding mechanism is introduced six months later.The Merge will reduce energy consumption and increase securityThe....
Ethereum became deflationary after its September Merge. But for now, it's not going to make much of a difference. Ethereum’s long-awaited Merge took place in September, shifting it from a legacy proof-of-work (POW) model to the sustainable proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm. Many observers expected Ether’s (ETH) price to respond positively as its daily emissions declined 90% with the halt of mining operations. However, the expected price surge never occurred. In fact, Ether has been down by over 7% since the upgrade. So why didn’t the Merge drive up the coin’s price? Post-merge ETH....
In eight days Ethereum is planning to undergo one of the most intensive upgrades since the DAO hard fork in 2016, as The Merge aims to change the network’s consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Amid the lead-up to The Merge, the decentralized finance (defi) and liquid staking protocol Lido’s total value locked (TVL) jumped 6.34% this week and the project’s native token increased by more than 23% against the U.S. dollar during the past seven days.
Liquid Staking Service Lido Sees Demand Ahead of The Merge
The Merge is coming....