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The Merge

a journey through math and diagrams

EDCON 2021

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eth1 + eth2 = ethereum

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execution_layer + consensus_layer = ethereum

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eth_today + the_merge = eth_tomorrow

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eth_today + the_merge = eth_tomorrow

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the_merge = -pow + pos

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eth_today - pow + pos = eth_tomorrow

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eth_today - pow + pos = eth_tomorrow

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eth_today = execution_layer + pow

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execution_layer + pow - pow + pos = eth_tomorrow

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execution_layer + pos = eth_tomorrow

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execution_layer + pos = ethereum

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execution_layer + consensus_layer = ethereum

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execution_layer + consensus_layer = ethereum

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

Execution Layer

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Ethereum today (PoW)

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Ethereum after The Merge

Consensus Layer -- the beacon chain

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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Ethereum today

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The actual Merge

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Ethereum after The Merge

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and Sharding!

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Ethereum post-merge client

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Ethereum post-merge client

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