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Paris/Bellatrix (The Merge)
LiveProof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake.
Activated 2022-09-15Block 15,537,394Paris (EL) + Bellatrix (CL)
About Paris/Bellatrix (The Merge)
The Merge was Ethereum's most significant upgrade, transitioning consensus from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. This historic change reduced energy consumption by 99.95% and established validator-based security.
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3EIPs that are part of the activated upgrade on mainnet.
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EIP-4341
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