Does the Ethereum Merge offer a new destination for institutional investors?
Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors matter because they invest for the long term, helping solve crypto’s volatility problem. Last week’s Merge was the “most significant development in the history of the Ethereum network,” according to Fidelity Digital. And from a purely technical standpoint, the blockchain network’s transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism was a marvel. Widely compared to changing a jet engine mid-flight, the software upgrade proceeded with nary a glitch on Sept. 15. Overnight, too, Ethereum, the....
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