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While The Merge looks like good news for Ethereum investors, it's propelling the price of these cryptos upward even more.

As per the stats of Thursday, Ethereum Classic's hashrate, a measure to calculate the total power being used for mining, has skyrocketed by 280% in a day following the Ethereum merge. ETC's terahash per second (Th/s) boomed from 64 Th/s to 183 Th/s as per the industry estimates.

The Merge is causing volatility in the cryptocurrency and rekindling a regulatory debate.

At the time of writing, only one coin in the top ten crypto assets by market capitalization is a proof-of-work (PoW) token and out of the top 20, there are only three tokens that leverage a PoW consensus mechanism.

The crypto market's stagnation has prompted investors to seek alternative income streams. One way is by opting for PoW miner tokens.

Quick Take The hashrates of multiple proof-of-work networks such as Ethereum Classic surged to record levels on the day of The Merge. Ether borrow rates have returned to normal levels as speculators unwound their positions. Total ether supply increased due to low network activities despite a 90% reduction in issuance.

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be considered investment advice. Within the span of two weeks, Ethereum Classic [ETH] witnessed six moves on the price charts that measured more than 10% in magnitude.

After a successful Ethereum [ETH] Merge, Ethereum Classic [ETC] traders continued in their quest to profit from the market. However, it seemed that the outcome had been disastrous after there was over $880 million liquidated in less than five hours.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) miners that have migrated to the Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC) chain are making a small fraction of the daily revenue they used to make on ETH pre-Merge, according to blockchain analytics firm CoinMetrics. What Happened: On Sept.

The hash rate of Ethereum Classic, a proof-of-work blockchain, has significantly increased as miners abandon the now proof-of-stake Ethereum. Its hash rate, which measures the output of cryptocurrency mining, increased to 183 terahashes per second (TH/s) on Thursday, 280% more than the 64 TH/s hash rate from the previous day.

Finally, the Ethereum network has completed its most anticipated merge which has helped the network to transform from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. The merge has pushed the Ethereum Classic (ETC) hash rate to spike at 222.50 hashes per second which is a more than 200% rise from September 13.

On September 15 at 06:42:42 UTC at block 15537393, the Ethereum mainnet merged with Ethereum's Beacon Chain to complete the widely-anticipated Merge upgrade. The move marked the network's transition to a Proof-of-Stake consensus protocol, and led to surging interest in Ethereum Classic ($ETC) and a little-known altcoin.

After the long-awaited Merge, there was a massive surge in Ethereum Classic's hash rate as miners switched operations to other blockchains.

The Ethereum Merge was an incredibly anticipated upgrade, with good reason. It not only drastically increased the number of transactions that the network could handle, but it also greatly diminished the energy consumption of the network.

As the long-awaited upgrade to Ethereum is finally done, it appears that miners are switching their rigs over to Ethereum Classic. Ethereum is set to suspend mining on its network  after the merger, which converts the network to proof of stake.

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is on the minds of crypto traders Thursday following the completion of the Ethereum (ETH) Merge today.

Although coin prices have been recovering slowly, it appears that the market downturn may be nearing an end, especially since the traditional economy is beginning to improve. With that in mind, several assets are currently trending and could present excellent buy opportunities. This article will explore some of the best trending coins to buy right now. 

Coinspeaker Ethereum Classic Hash Rate Spikes by Over 300%

Ethereum has officially transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after seven years of operating as a PoW blockchain.

Miners have already switched to Ethereum Classic (ETC) as Ethereum (ETH) successfully transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) and made miners obsolete. In the last 24 hours, the Ethereum Classic (ETC) price has soared over 10% and the hash rate has jumped over 290 TH/s.

It seems former Ethereum miners have moved to the Ethereum Classic blockchain following the Merge.

After the merge, Ethereum miners brought their mining rigs to alternative blockchains like Ethereum Classic, Ravencoin, and Ergo.

Ethereum Classic is getting a fair share of the miners who can no longer mine Ethereum after its consensus mechanism was changed to proof-of-stake following completion of the Merge. The post Ethereum Classic hashrate surges to over 200 TH/s post-Merge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Futures tracking the two tokens racked up nearly $80 million in liquidations since the Merge took place earlier this morning.