The Merge is successfully completed, but what does it mean for ETH?• Scalability: The Merge is bringing Ethereum one step closer to further scalability upgrades like
Sharding.
• Security: Validators who secure the network need to
stake 32 $ETH ($51K). This amount can be
destroyed by the protocol for malicious activity.
• Sustainability: Ethereum's energy consumption is reduced by
~99.95%.
• Inflation: Total ETH issuance
dropped 90% and the total annual issuance rate now stands at 0.49%.
With the Merge complete, the “
Surge,” “
Verge,” “
Purge” and “
Splurge” are the final stages left on the
Ethereum technical roadmap.
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