20 July 2026
Ethereum Foundation Announces Date for Long Awaited Merge Upgrade
The Ethereum (ETH) Foundation made an announcement on its website that “The Merge” is an impending switch to a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus final activated date on Wednesday. The upgrade on the Beacon chain is scheduled for September 6.
Finally, after many years, Ethereum’s Proof of Work (PoW) to the Proof of Stake mechanism for the Mainnet will be live between September 10 and 20, after attaining a particular Total Difficulty value known as the Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD).
According to the blog post, a Beacon Chain validator will generate the next block after the execution layer reaches or exceeds the TTD. When Beacon Chain finalized this block, the Merge will be completed.
Also, to enhance the standards and provide a high level of security for its smart contract, the Ethereum team engages with ImmuneBytes, one of the top security consulting firms. Hence, the security audit function will provide reliable security auditing solutions to digital asset users.
The announcement of the Ethereum Mainnet upgrade triggered the price of ETH. Currently, Ethereum is trading at t $1,701 with a trading volume of $14 billion. ETH price is up 3.9% in the last 24 hours. and when compared on a 30-day basis Ethereum increased by $17.3%.
Additionally, the trading volume of Ethereum has surpassed Bitcoin. Likewise, for the first time since March, the overall futures trading volume climbed by 13.4% to $3.12 trillion, indicating an increase in speculative activity.
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