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Just before the FTX debacle, the Ethereum [ ETH ] network was all over the news. This was because the second-largest crypto currency was slated to undergo a significant update. As the Ethereum network traversed into the proof-of-stake [PoS] realm, a lot changed for the entire ecosystem. While three months have passed following this upgrade, here’s how the Merge impacted the ETH network. As per data curated by Santiment, whales and sharks of the Ethereum network went on an accumulation spree. It was brought to light that nearly a month ago, large ETH addresses recorded an increase in the overall supply. Ever since November 7, addressed that entails about 10000-1 million ETH pushed the overall supply from 1.36 percent to 2.09 percent. Santiment went on to tout this rise as a bullish notion for the asset. Similar to this, the average return among long-term addresses also pointed at bullishness. However, it should be noted that these holders were still in a “great amount of ...

The Ethereum network transitioned to the proof-of-stake mining model, effectively ending the proof-of-work mining model. The long-awaited transition took place on September 15, 2022. The Shanghai version explores three critical Ethereum issues. It makes changes to the EVM object format, Beacon Chain withdrawals, and reduces L2 fees. The Ethereum Shanghai upgrade was expected to take place in early 2023, a few months after The Merge. However, as per the recent details from the core developers, the expected date for the update has been set for March 2023. Ethereum Shanghai upgrade will make withdrawal of staked ether possible This next major upgrade for the network will enable validators to withdraw staked ETH er. The tentative timeline for the upgrade was set by the core developers at a meeting today. Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4895 or Shanghai will likely provide the network with a absent feature of withdrawing staked ETH er. “Withdrawals will ...