Cryptoverse: After Merge, ether heads for a $20 billion Shanghai splurge

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal

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Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022
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FILE PHOTO: Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency networks Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Ripple plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - The Merge came, saw and conquered. Not that you'd guess from crypto prices.

The Ethereum blockchain's mega-upgrade finally went live on Sept. 15, moving it to a less energy-intensive "proof of stake" (PoS) system with hardly a hiccup.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWGX	0.095	0.095	0.080	0.090	0.005	5.88	1,040,600
HSI-CWIC	0.155	0.155	0.140	0.145	-0.010	-6.45	854,445
VELESTO	0.190	0.195	0.185	0.190	0.005	2.70	783,511
TANCO	0.735	0.745	0.725	0.730	-0.005	-0.68	719,947
TWL	0.025	0.030	0.025	0.025	0.000	0.00	651,456
HSI-PWJA	0.255	0.270	0.255	0.260	0.000	0.00	545,185
ZETRIX	0.900	0.905	0.860	0.865	-0.035	-3.89	527,080
GENETEC	0.625	0.635	0.525	0.565	-0.060	-9.60	488,618
HSI-PWH4	0.195	0.210	0.190	0.200	0.000	0.00	442,422
EKOVEST	0.380	0.385	0.370	0.375	-0.005	-1.32	277,511
OVERSEA	0.025	0.025	0.020	0.025	0.000	0.00	267,696
HAWK	0.565	0.570	0.550	0.560	-0.010	-1.75	255,217
TM	7.200	7.220	7.150	7.210	0.010	0.14	241,237
SIME	1.710	1.780	1.700	1.760	0.060	3.53	237,477
SUNREIT	2.190	2.210	2.180	2.190	0.000	0.00	229,734

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