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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 08:07:35 UTC Bernie

   The Merge is actually happening... in just 25 days? 😲

   https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/assets/eth/v2
   #Ethereum #blockchain

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 08:08:25 UTC Bernie

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     More details on the #Ethereum website:
     https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 08:09:03 UTC Bernie

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     HN comment thread:
     https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32535059

   • arh@mstdn.io's status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 08:20:57 UTC arh

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     @codewiz oh yeah I can’t access it because of my place of residence. Cool. I guess I just go fuck myself.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 08:27:29 UTC Bernie

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     • arh

     @arh Maybe it's because blockchain.info nowadays is also a custodian wallet. Anyway, it was just a countdown. The other link I sent has more useful information.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 11:09:29 UTC Bernie

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     • sankakujin

     @daniel Haha, I was just thinking that! Is Ethereum still mined with GPUs?

     Bitcoin's PoW uses SHA-256, and miners have moved to specialized ASICs several years ago.

   • sankakujin (daniel@social.ppmx.org)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 11:09:31 UTC sankakujin

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     @codewiz Let's see, how the market for used graphics cards will develop in a month then.
   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 13:53:06 UTC Bernie

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     • Charles U. Farley
     • sankakujin

     @freakazoid @daniel I've been waiting for the new RDNA3 cards to replace my 5-year old AMD GPU, but they keep getting delayed...

   • Charles U. Farley (freakazoid@retro.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 13:53:07 UTC Charles U. Farley

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     • sankakujin

     @codewiz @daniel The crypto crash has already made it way easier to get a GPU.

   • cato* (sbt2@miniwa.moe)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 14:25:23 UTC cato*

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     @codewiz The trigger is the total difficulty so the certain date can vary because of the network hashrate change. https://bordel.wtf and https://797.io/themerge provide predictions.