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Ethereum pulls off the ‘Merge,’ a seismic change for cryptocurrency

By Christopher Hutton
Published September 15, 2022 3:37pm ET
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Ethereum pulls off the ‘Merge,’ a seismic change for cryptocurrency
The second-largest cryptocurrency pulled off a major update to the way that it creates tokens, setting a new precedent for the industry and radically reducing its energy consumption. On Thursday, ethereum carried out what is being called the “Merge,” a highly anticipated change to the way the currency validates tokens within its system. “Happy merge […]

The second-largest cryptocurrency pulled off a major update to the way that it creates tokens, setting a new precedent for the industry and radically reducing its energy consumption.

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