Ethereum's Ropsten PoS merge goes live; what does this mean for ETH?

Ethereum ETH/USD is one of the largest cryptocurrency networks and blockchain platforms that has gathered a reputation due to the fact that it was one of the first to implement smart contracts. This ultimately paved the way for decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized applications (dApps) as well as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Ropsten proof-of-stake merge as The post Ethereum's Ropsten PoS merge goes live; what does this mean for ETH? appeared first on Invezz.

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Ethereum (ETH) prices stabilized on Thursday after the blockchain successfully deployed the merge on one of its oldest testnets. ETH rose mildly in the last 24 hours to reclaim the $1800 level.

The Ropsten test network (testnet) -- also referred to as Ethereum (ETH)'s first dress rehearsal for the upcoming Merge, when the current Ethereum Mainnet will merge with the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system -- successfully went through The Merge yesterday.

The second-largest blockchain Ethereum has gotten a step closer to transitioning to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism as the core developers successfully merged the network's Ropsten testnet to the Beacon chain late Wednesday.  Ropsten initially launched in 2016, and it's currently the oldest testnet on Ethereum.

The Ropsten Merge is a crucial step that must be taken before making Ethereum's transition to the Consensus Layer- also known as ETH 2.0- this August. For instance, it gives developers the review of how things will look in the future, after its complete transition to a less energy-intensive PoS algorithm mechanism. The successful transition …

Ethereum took one of the biggest steps towards activating proof-of-stake (PoS) this Wednesday by successfully deploying the Merge on the Ropsten testnet. The Merge is one of the critical components of the consensus layer upgrade, previously known as “Ethereum 2.0.

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On a historic day in the history of Ethereum, the network's oldest testnet Ropsten was able to complete “The Merge”. According to core developer Tim Beiko, the testnet has begun including blocks and operational.

Key takeaways: Ethereum developers have successfully merged the Ropsten Testnet to the proof-of-stake beacon chain. The Merge of the Ropsten Testnet is meant to be a test run for the final Merge on the Ethereum mainnet.

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