The Biggest Thing in Crypto Is About to Happen

Where will you be when the Merge happens?

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Welcome to Bloomberg Crypto, our twice-weekly look at Bitcoin, blockchain and more. In today’s edition, Emily Nicolle offers a primer on this week’s big happening, the Ethereum “Merge”:

Hell Week. September Madness. Blockchain Rush. Whatever you want to call it, it’s crunch time for crypto as Ethereum, the network that runs the second-most-valuable digital currency, prepares to undergo a major software upgrade.