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The ‘Merge’: How a single upgrade is set to change the cryptocurrency industry

By Christopher Hutton

Published August 28, 2022 11:00am ET

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The ‘Merge’: How a single upgrade is set to change the cryptocurrency industry — Nvidia Corp. graphic processing units sit stacked inside a 'mining rig' computer, used to generate the Ethereum cryptocurrency, in Budapest, Hungary in January. U.S. securities regulators say adequate oversight of cryptocurrency markets may require new tools from Congress. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg | Akos Stiller

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies is about to go through an immense change with ramifications for the whole technology.

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