Ethereum’s long-awaited proof-of-stake transition set to start on September 6th

On September 6th, the first domino will be toppled in what is expected to become an unstoppable force that topples all other dominos

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The Merge process has been years in planning and now it's time for its fruition!

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The Merge is a big deal for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, as it will see the introduction of Ethereum’s new proof-of Stakes method

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This means that instead if using energy inefficiently through mining processes

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like Bitcoin does now they can finally affordably utilize their resources with ease thanks to how efficient this change over really turns out!

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The Merge is a momentous occasion for Ethereum, and it could be the ultimate test of its stability

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If everything goes according to plan then we'll see some exciting new features added onto this platform that has been around since 2015!

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When the Bellatrix upgrade goes live on September 6th at 11:34am UTC, it will trigger another counter

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towards a TTD threshold (terminal total difficulty) of 58750000000000000000000.

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This is hard to define succinctly but essentially measures activity in Ethereum's network and once reached completion-the Merge!

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