Crypto pulled off its big upgrade. Even larger ambitions await!

The platform that holds many crypto currency and world's nft's got a trickier upgrade!

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But for all the crypto world’s hype about the Merge, it is just the latest step in a grand plan Buterin has been plotting for years.

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In Buterin’s future, digital life isn’t just more immersive

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Long term success of this crypto merge is not guranteed.

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Ethereum’s new security system relies on the squishiness of human behavior

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Many crypto critics are also skeptical of Buterin, asking if his ideas that limit the influence of large institutions can really be implemented, and worrying about the potential for abuse.

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