在以太坊历史上具有历史意义的一天，该网络最古老的测试网 Ropsten 能够完成“合并”。据核心开发人员 Tim Beiko 称，测试网已经开始包括区块和运营。这标志着 ETH 向权益证明共识迁移过程中最重要的里程碑之一。
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我们有一些交易包含在合并后的 Ropsten 区块中🥳 h/t@Butta_ethhttps://t.co/siB78qq1gGpic.twitter.com/PlPlojdN3E
— 蒂姆·贝科 | timbeiko.eth 🐼（@Timbeiko）2022 年 6 月 8 日
Beiko 就此里程碑之后即将采取的步骤表示如下：
我们确实有一些缺失的区块提案，这是以前的一个已知问题。现在，客户团队将深入研究每个组合的细节，期待 All Core Devs 在本周五进行适当的更新！
按市值计算的第二个加密货币目前正在从工作量证明 (PoW) 共识迁移到权益证明 (PoS) 共识算法。 “合并”将完成此过程并将 ETH 的执行层（ETH 1.0）与其共识层（ETH 2.0）结合起来。
在 Beacon Chain 的支持下，2020 年 12 月推出的 PoS 区块链，“The Merge”是一个备受期待的事件。然而，它仅在 2022 年就被推迟了好几次，这让很多人怀疑今年是否真的有可能部署主网。
加密货币交易所 Coinbase 的托管负责人 Ryan Bozarth，相信 测试网 Ropsten 上的里程碑使以太坊更接近 PoS 共识。根据他的估计，“The Merge”最早可能会在 2022 年 8 月推出主网。
来自 Polymarket 的数据记录 高度乐观地认为“The Merge”将从 9 月 (28%) 到 10 月 (65%) 到年底 (90%) 部署。
在撰写本文时，ETH 的价格尚未对近期的发展做出反应。该加密货币上周下跌 8%，过去 2 周持续横盘整理。
由于比特币和其他主要加密货币在 5 月份开始下跌，因此市值排名第二的加密货币受到抛售压力增加的严重影响。
假名用户PastryETH解释 使 Ropsten 测试网能够完成“合并”的过程。据该用户称，该测试网上周推出了自己的信标链版本，作为共识层运行。
后来，测试网采用了“Bellatrix”更新实施的“合并兼容协议规则”。完成这些步骤后，测试网必须超过终端总难度值。 Pastry 说以下内容指出了以太坊过渡过程的下一阶段：
一旦执行层超过了“TTD”，下一个区块将由信标链验证器单独生成。一旦这个块完成，合并就被认为是完成的。在 Ropsten 之后，其他测试网（Goerli 和 Sepolia）也将在未来几周内过渡到 PoS。
主网在进入其 PoS 共识时将经历这些完全相同的步骤。 “合并”将在所有测试网成功完成其 PoS 迁移时发生。
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关于此次事件对以太坊网络的影响，Pastry 总结道：
此外，合并将导致 ETH 的供需力量发生巨大变化，紧随其后，发行量将减少 90% 以上，&每日数百万的卖出压力将被买入压力所取代。这相当于 3 个 BTC 减半。
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