Ethereum [ETH]: Evaluating the risk factor post Merge
Customers of renowned US-based cryptocurrency exchange site Coinbase are receiving complete information regarding any risks connected to the impending Merge of Ethereum (ETH). The forthcoming Ethereum upgrade was just discussed in the most recent entry of Coinbase Cloud’s blog.
The latest report from Coinbase describes the technical, operational, and financial concerns connected with the Merge. The research describes an increase in ETH borrowing as investors try to gather as much ETH as they can before the Merge as an indication of the economic concerns.
The effect of the borrowing frenzy is unknown, but it has already compelled the top decentralized finance (DeFi) lender, Aave (AAVE), to propose a temporary halt to ETH borrowing.
Anyone holding ETH is eligible to earn an equal amount of forked tokens if a forked coin launches when Ethereum changes to proof-of-stake.
According to the difficulty adjustment, the Ethereum Merge will take place in just one day, and interest in ETH has been at an all-time high throughout this time.
The majority of this has been optimistic, but some recent market events have started to make some investors feel differently. The majority of these transactions have been enormous whale transfers to centralized exchanges, raising concerns about impending massive dumps.
The initial transaction that caused concern involved a transfer of 150,811 ETH from one unidentified wallet to another unidentified wallet, which was eventually revealed to be from OKEx exchange to Binance.
The transaction had a financial value of $259.78 million at the time it was made. This wouldn’t have been much of a deal on its own, but more significant transfers to centralized exchanges would come right after.
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