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Ethereum 2.0 lawsuit Teku released the mentation 22.8.1 update connected August 22, including the Bellatrix web upgrade and Merge configuration.
The papers stated that each mainnet users indispensable implicit the upgrade earlier September 6 successful mentation for the Ethereum Merge scheduled for September 15.
Teku v22.8.1 is present available.
This is simply a required update for each Mainnet users to hole for the merge. 
See the docs for much info connected required preparation: https://t.co/BWnbxt6BH1
Full details and downloads: https://t.co/v7YIIJyNC5
— Teku (@Teku_ConsenSys) August 21, 2022
According to instructions accompanying the update, each mainnet nodes indispensable link to a section execution motor API, and Validators person to acceptable a default interest recipient.
The update is precise important for some the execution lawsuit and Teku. Without it, Teku volition study a Merge modulation configuration error” oregon “Execution Client is offline.”
Additionally, it “sets the Bellatrix fork epoch and TTD (terminal full difficulty) for The Merge connected MainNet” and simplifies the modular REST API use.
Other improvements see the configuration of aggregate beacon nodes for 1 validator, primed cache for caller justified endpoints, and the quality to enactment successful optimistic mode adjacent without a viable subdivision successful the artifact tree.
The update besides fixes respective bugs, specified arsenic the “NullPointerException,” repeated timeout exceptions, and the calculated payload issue.
The tweet besides included a document explaining however Teku beacon nodes users and validators tin hole for merge.
Geth releases Merge update
Ethereum lawsuit Go Ethereum (Geth) has released Geth v1.10.22 (Promavess), its archetypal merge update.
A agelong clip successful the making, the #Ethereum Merge is yet arriving!
We've conscionable released Geth v1.10.22 (Promavess), our archetypal mainnet-merge release. #golang
Please note, The Merge volition necessitate some an execution lawsuit (Geth) and a statement client.https://t.co/lv6RrLgzYX
— Go Ethereum (@go_ethereum) August 22, 2022
According to Geth’s GitHub, the update enables Ethereum mainnet merge astatine a Terminal Total Difficulty 58750000000000000000000 scheduled for September 15.
According to disposable information, it would instrumentality an mean of 872.2 TH/s to execute the required last TTD. The current hash complaint is astir that scope with a full trouble of 56938771076282196928114.
The announcement added that “the Merge volition necessitate some an execution lawsuit (Geth) and a statement client.”
Interest successful staking soars
Interest successful staking has besides accrued successful the past fewer weeks arsenic data connected Etherscan shows that the declaration code equilibrium is present astatine 13,344,424 (over $20 billion).
OKLink data showed that staking present accounts for astir 11.17% of Ethereum’s full supply. It continued that 153,000 ETHs person been staked since August, with astir 36,000 ETH added weekly.
Ethereum terms tumbles
Ethereum’s terms has declined by implicit 18% wrong the past 7 days arsenic the assemblage continues to sermon however the merge could impact however censorship resistant the plus becomes.
According to CryptoSlate data, Ethereum’s terms slid beneath $1600 to arsenic debased arsenic $1556 connected August 20.
Ethermine, Ethereum’s largest miner, stopped processing Tornado Cash-related transactions successful the aftermath of the authorisation connected the crypto mixer. DeFi platforms similar Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, and others besides barred addresses connected to the sanctioned platform.
Meanwhile, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has revealed that the steadfast would unopen its staking services if regulators requested it to censor transactions.
The station Ethereum Merge plans successful afloat plaything arsenic Teku, Geth merchandise update appeared archetypal connected CryptoSlate.
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