围绕以太坊合并的预期不断增加。虽然没有什么是一成不变的，但合并似乎很可能会根据开发人员提出的最新时间表进行。这种确定性的气氛极大地影响了市场，数字资产的价格也做出了实物回应。随着市场越来越接近合并，我们来看看将网络带到现在的位置和前进方向的旅程。
目前，每个人都非常关注即将到来的合并，可以毫不夸张地说，该领域的许多新投资者不了解合并是什么或它是如何开始的。关于它的所有内容都是质押的 ETH 最终将如何释放给所有者。然而，就像任何重要的网络升级一样，合并已经进行了很长时间，并且在此过程中发生了一些具有里程碑意义的事情。
该网络的首次引入是在 2020 年推出的 Beacon 链。这启动了整个过程。在此之后，出现了几个硬分叉，一个比一个重要。
第一个是在 Beacon 链推出后于 2021 年 4 月发生的柏林硬分叉。 Altair 硬分叉是下一个，发生在 8 月，是 Beacon 链的第一次重大更新。
伦敦将在 2021 年 8 月紧随其后，随之而来的是 EIP-1559 收费模式。 ETH 销毁从这次升级开始，并改变了矿工在网络上开采区块的奖励方式。它还在实施后将 ETH 发行量减少了约 30%。
ETH 网络的未来 |来源：奥术研究
以太坊合并现在比以往任何时候都更接近。在伦敦硬分叉之后，接下来几个月缺乏任何“进展”将开始让投资者担心，引发人们猜测合并将再次延迟，但事实并非如此。
合并预计将在 9 月进行。然而，与市场上的所有预期相反，这并不是创始人 Vitalik Buterin 为网络准备的最后一步。考虑到预期的进一步升级，2023 年将与往年一样拥挤。
ETH 价格趋势低于 1,700 美元 |来源：TradingView.com 上的 ETHUSD
一个例子是计划在 2023 年发生的 Surge。这实际上是在向共识机制转移的增加的可扩展性部分到位时，它将通过实施共享来实现。 The Verge 将使用 Verkle 树优化网络上的数据存储，预计也将在 2023 年的某个时候进行，但目前还没有明确的时间表。
其他重要的升级将是 Purge 和 Splurge，在 Purge 的情况下，它们会删除历史数据和坏账。 Splurge 将进行一些较小的升级，但无疑对网络很重要。
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