After the Merge, Ethereum might introduce triple halving. Specifically, the triple halving will reduce ETH’s future supply by approximately 80% - 90%, which is almost equal to halving the Bitcoin system three times. By transitioning to a PoS model, most ETH will go to staking, effectively minimizing the amount of ETH in the market. With the Merge inching closer, ETC’s price will likely experience massive changes. The first possible outcome is that the holders sell their holdings to purchase ETH and participate in ETH 2.0 as stakers. Conversely, if ETH miners switch to mining ETC - which runs on a PoW model - instead of becoming stakers in ETH 2.0, which will empower the development of the ETC ecosystem. Ethereum will still need Polygon after the Merge. After all, the upgrade on its own will not make Ethereum scalable. With Ethereum running on a PoS model post-Merge, Polygon’s scaling solutions will become more eco-friendly, making the network more appealing to institutional investors and environmentalists Optimism (OP) is an Ethereum L2 roll-up solution that verifies ETH transactions off-chain to boost the network’s scalability. Like MATIC, OP will likely benefit from the Merge, seeing as Optimism will continue to prove vital to the Ethereum ecosystem even after the upgrade. The Merge might have a potentially tremendous effect on tokens of DeFi protocols like Uniswap(UNI), Compound (COMP), and Aave (AAVE). The prospect of the Merge helping Ethereum address its sustainability issues will likely attract more institutional investors into the DeFi space, consequently pushing the prices of related tokens up. hiBAYC is an ERC-20 token representing 0.000001 ownership of a target Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT in the BAYC Meta-Swap of Fracton protocol. hiPUNKS is similar to hiBAYC, only that it represents 0.000001 ownership of a target CryptoPunk NFT within the Fracton protocol. ApeCoin (APE) is an ERC-20 governance and utility token for the Ape ecosystem, which includes communities for projects like BAYC, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC), and Otherside. With APE at the center of an ecosystem that aims to make NFTs and the metaverse greener, the coin might surge astronomically. Decentraland (MANA) is a metaverse game based on Ethereum. The Merge is set to have a massive impact on the platform’s native token, MANA, as metaverse continues gaining popularity. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is the Web3 version of the Domain Name System (DNS), and it allows ETH users to customize their addresses to contain a “.eth” extension, which is human-readable. For instance, instead of having an ETH address that starts with 0x, a user named John can purchase an ENS address and customize their address name to John.eth. At the moment, there are more than 1.8 million ENS names. The number of ENS names is set to increase after the Merge because it will significantly cut Ethereum’s energy consumption, attracting more users.
Excellent post. Thanks for laying this out so clearly. Do you have a negative scenario as well ?
Most likely merge fails test the stomachs of investors and speculators
Is there a bear case where merge goes thru and we don’t see rapid adoption of the scaling or defi as expected? Or what about other PoS chains like solana overtaking due to this ? I don’t think the above will necessarily happen but just playing out …
Reduce eth supply growth by 80-90%, not the supply itself
Thanks that wordings for better clarity
I hope the merge doesn't go through. It's the exact opposite of the purpose of crypto. It's just banking system 2.0, just to appease environmentalists who have no idea what they are talking about.
It’s literally a copy of the banking system but automated
Plus it’s not owned by a bank ?
Hey, do you still think the same after a year
So should I buy now?
Not just ETH,focus on Matic ,OP and major DeFi protocols