The Merge and what Comes Next
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It’s been a couple of weeks since Mike and Guy shared the airwaves, but here they are reunited (albeit remotely, as Guy is currently in Dubai.) Apart from catching up and - inevitably - discussing the death of HM the Queen, there’s only really one thing worth talking about right now and that is, of course, Ethereum’s upcoming merge. If you’re sick of hearing about this then take comfort in the fact that it will all be over soon.    This episode is being released earlier than normal because the merge will have happened by its normal Friday slot. However, the merge is just one stage in Ethereum’s development and there are many other important milestones ahead of it - so perhaps it’s time we looked forward to those as well.    So, whether you’re listening pre- or post-merge, there’s still lots of important stuff you should know about this pivotal moment in the history of cryptocurrency. Nothing like this has been attempted before and perhaps we’ll all look back and be thankful we were there to see it. In the words of V.I. Lenin: “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” This definitely feels like the latter.    Some useful merge-related resources:   Finematics YouTube channel, with a great merge explainer: https://www.youtube.com/c/Finematics   Ethereum website’s merge page: https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/    We hope you enjoy the show.   Producer for iHeartMedia: Noel Brown Editors: Sam Moult & Mykal June Theme music composed by: Noel Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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