It is not a new thing for most people who are into cryptocurrency or those who conversant with the news everyday talking about the Ethereum merge here and there so I will also talk part of it today and this time, it is about how that merge is of importance to   cryptocurrency. Since its mid-June low, Ether has increased by about 80%, far outpacing Bitcoin, in part due to Merge hype. According to the developers of the network, the Merge will greatly improve Ethereum's energy efficiency and open the door for future scaling and speed improvements. Though some investors are apprehensive of potential hiccups, they claim that an update that has been in the works for years will go well. The long-awaited software update will alter the way Ethereum organizes transactions to make them more energy-efficient.

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By updating the Ethereum blockchain, the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus process is replaced with the more environmentally friendly proof-of-stake (PoS) method. Before the Merge, which is scheduled to be finished in a few hours, exchanges and lending platforms started temporarily shutting down services relating to Ethereum. They will re-engage if everything goes according to plan after the redesign is finished.Ether has increased by roughly 80% since its low point in mid-June, outpacing Bitcoin in part because to Merge enthusiasm. Due to the cooling of that surge and the possibility of investors taking profits now that the story has been told.
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The PoW method of mining cryptocurrencies, which is employed by tokens like Bitcoin, enables all miners to contribute processing power to the validation of crypto transactions, which consumes a lot of computational power. POW mining is alleged to be harmful to the planet because the majority of this power is produced by fossil fuels. PoS, on the other hand, caps the number of miners, which lowers the overall power used for crypto mining.

The decline of more than 50% in both Bitcoin and Ether in 2022 is a result of the interest rates that has raised and dried up liquidity on international markets. In the lead-up to a significant upgrade software of Ethereum , the most significant blockchain in terms of commerce for the digital asset industry, cryptocurrencies traded in narrow ranges on Thursday. The second-largest digital token, ether, is a native cryptocurrency of the blockchain-based software platform Ethereum that can be used to send and receive value throughout the globe.

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