Google starts countdown to launch of The Merge
- September 12, 2022
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Technology giant Google has published a doodle with a countdown timer for activating The Merge update on the Ethereum network. Entering “Ethereum Merge” or “The Merge” in the
Technology giant Google has published a doodle with a countdown timer for activating The Merge update on the Ethereum network.
Entering “Ethereum Merge” or “The Merge” in the search string displays the estimated time until the blockchain transitions to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus algorithm based on the current difficulty and hash rate.
Doodle also includes: “Easter Egg”: The timer follows the drawing of a black and white bear as they slowly approach each other. As soon as The Merge is activated, they will merge into a panda.
Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla was the first to talk about the new feature. According to him, search engine workers created a timer in two weeks. He should show appreciation to the Ethereum team for the “work they have done over the years”.
Padilla explained that the timer data comes in real time from the Ethereum network using nodes hosted by Google.
Recall that the completion of The Merge is scheduled for September 15-16.
Last week, the Ethereum team activated the Bellatrix update. Upgrade is the last step before migrating the mainnet to the PoS algorithm.
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