{"id":61891,"date":"2022-09-09T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T05:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=61891"},"modified":"2022-09-09T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T05:51:14","slug":"ethereum-merge-what-to-expect-and-what-should-you-know-about-this-bellatrix-update","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/web-stories\/ethereum-merge-what-to-expect-and-what-should-you-know-about-this-bellatrix-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Merge: What To Expect? 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