The Merge: The Event that Changed Ethereum Forever.
On September 15, 2022, Ethereum experienced its most significant upgrade to date: The Merge. This was not a simple adjustment, but a fundamental transformation that changed the network's consensus mechanism from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Before The Merge, Ethereum consumed as much energy as a small country, similar to Bitcoin. With the shift to PoS, Ethereum's energy consumption was reduced by over 99.9%. This not only made it an incredibly more eco-friendly blockchain but also laid the essential groundwork for future scalability improvements, such as sharding. The Merge was a monumental milestone, demonstrating the Ethereum community's ability to innovate and evolve towards a more sustainable and efficient future.
