{"id":2207,"date":"2022-06-07T06:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2022-06-07T06:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:30:55","slug":"will-merge-in-eth-2-0-cause-defi-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/will-merge-in-eth-2-0-cause-defi-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Merge in ETH 2.0 Cause DeFi Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The chief idea of ETH 2.0 will be to merge without disrupting the network\u2019s work, in a way that will not be felt by users. However, over the years, the Ethereum network expanded to tens of thousands of tokens and smart contracts. All the balances and trading history will face the challenge of migrating to a new set of nodes and a new way of distribution. At this point, it is uncertain what unexpected effects may emerge from the new network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">ETH 2.0<\/a> was proposed as a proof-of-stake network to replace the currently volatile solution. The biggest problem with Ethereum is that at times of great user load, transactions sometimes take hours or cost thousands of dollars to complete. This wastes gas fees and may have additional effects on protocols built on Ethereum.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are currently a lot of discussions going on regarding Ethereum 2.0.<br><br>Indeed, the upcoming upgrade will bring some remarkable changes to how the Ethereum chain works.<br><br>What will be the implications of The Merge? A thread\ud83e\uddf5\ud83d\udc47:<\/p>&mdash; Frankie (@FrankieBusiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankieBusiness\/status\/1533809133341638656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, most of the future events are speculative, and educated guesses are made on what may follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will Miners Protest the Merge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the reasons for delaying the move to proof-of-stake is that miners may decide to continue producing blocks, thus duplicating assets. This will lead to disarray of the whole DeFi space, leaving projects to decide which network carries their valid asset. The problem is made worse by the millions of NFT items.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ethereim mining rate recently reached a peak above 1 Ph\/s, later stepping bach to 986 Th\/s. Miners may also move on to Ethereum Classic to get potentially appreciating rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the ETH 2.0 staking contract is already locking in more than 12.79M ETH, for a value above $23B. Each early depositor hopes to validate the network with 32 staked ETH, also using regular consumer hardware. The coins staked cannot be moved until the network launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AICoin data, there are currently nearly 13 million <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETH<\/a> locked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethereum<\/a> 2.0 contract. According to the current price, the total value of the locked ETH is about 22.9 billion US dollars.<br><br>DeFi analyst Korpi: staked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETH<\/a> will not flow immediately after Pos transition<\/p>&mdash; AICoin (@AICoincom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AICoincom\/status\/1533290374340427776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the ETH staked was locked in the contract at a much lower price. There were expectations that owners would decide to sell instead of relying on node operation. However, the locked ETH may remain due to the promise of much higher returns over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, buying 32 ETH may not be easy once ETH 2.0 launches and there is demand for node operation. Hence the readiness to hold those assets and secure the network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Layer 1 or Layer 2: Will Scaling Still Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, scaling Ethereum has been answered with two possible approaches. One is a different Layer 1, such as Solana, Avalanche, <a href=\"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/is-the-cardano-ada-rally-just-for-the-short-term\/\">Cardano<\/a> and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other solution is Layer 2 like Polygon or ImmutableX. This solution still relies on Ethereum for the final settlement, though it saves on fees by batching the transactions. With ETH 2.0, some of those services may not be needed in their current form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testnet Merger to ETH 2.0 Coming on June 8<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first attempt to merge the so-called PoS Beacon Chain will come on the Ropsten testnet, one of the longest testing blockchains on Ethereum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just two days, the testnet will go through the same process of \u201cmerger\u201d that was intended for the main network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce3 Ropsten Merge Announcement \ud83d\udce3<br><br>Ethereum&#39;s longest lived PoW testnet is moving to Proof of Stake! A new beacon chain has been launched today, and The Merge is expected around June 8th on the network. <br><br>Node Operators: this is the first dress rehearsal\ud83d\udc83<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fDHObLOmn\">https:\/\/t.co\/0fDHObLOmn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tim Beiko | timbeiko.eth \ud83d\udc3c (@TimBeiko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBeiko\/status\/1531369111938138112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The merger process will require of node operators to declare their readiness to avoid miners interfering at the last moment. After the merger, node operators will still receive priority fees, though without the potential for runaway fee wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will ETH Go to $10,000<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the wilder expectations is that after the successful ETH 2.0 launch, the price of tokens would rally once again and reach valuations above $10,000. Even with more than 120M ETH created, staking and fee burning may add to the ETH scarcity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is true that the Ethereum network is still the busiest and most trustworthy. The network carries some of the biggest DeFi hubs, decentralized exchanges and collections of NFT like Bored Ape Yacht Club. Ethereum\u2019s influence is also behind the recent Optimism (OP) phenomenon, a new token that was <a href=\"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/exchanges\/binance\/\">listed immediately by Binance <\/a>and KuCoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Notice regarding crediting deposits for Optimism <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24OP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$OP<\/a><br><br>The majority of the pending Optimism <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24OP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$OP<\/a> deposits have now been credited to users\u2019 accounts after fixing it at 11am UTC, June 1.<\/p>&mdash; Binance (@binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1532385487381532677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimism is also aiming to become an ETH scaling solution, though coming a bit late to the game. However, with no set date for the Merger, the OP token may gain attention. Multiple Optimism copies and scams have also added to the confusion. OP launched on June 1 at $4.55, only to slide to the current range of $1.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Networks like Solana also show that validators may also face overload and lose consensus. Others, like Avalanche, have a separate set of projects and games. Ethereum also carries most USDT and USDC tokens, a key liquidity source for both centralized markets and DEX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Merge with the current Beacon Chain is successful, the new network may become even more powerful, provided there is no conflict of the real identity of most tokens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum 2.0, or ETH 2.0 is expected to add proof-of-stake by the end of the year, though with more steps and updates in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-2207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-eth","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}