What's new with the merge?

If you're operating a non-validating Ethereum node, the most significant change that came with The Merge was the requirement to run clients for BOTH the execution layer AND the consensus layer. The Merge was designed to have minimal impact on smart contract and dapp developers.

What happens after Ethereum merge?

If you have questions, contact us on Telegram or Discord. After The Merge, miners will no longer be able to take advantage of Ethereum Proof of Work. They will therefore have to turn to cryptocurrencies like Ethereum Classic a promising coin. Ethereum Proof of Work will be remembered as a very lucrative network from until now.

What happened in the merger?

The Merge represented the official switch to using the Beacon Chain as the engine of block production. Mining is no longer the means of producing valid blocks. Instead, the proof-of-stake validators have adopted this role and are now responsible for processing the validity of all transactions and proposing blocks. No history was lost in The Merge.

What happens to address balances before the merge?

In general, the most important address balances from the historical state of the Ethereum chain at the time of the Merge will be moved to the new proof-of-stake consensus environment. However, the proof-of-work miners will continue to provide state histories up until a nanosecond before the Merge.