The Merge will occur in two steps, Bellatrix and Paris. Bellatrix is a consensus layer upgrade to make the Beacon Chain "Merge aware." It will occur when the Beacon Chain reaches an epoch height of 144,896, around September 6, 2022 (UTC). Paris is the execution layer's transition from proof-of-work ("PoW") to proof-of-stake ("PoS"). It will occur when Ethereum's PoW chain achieves a Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) value of 58750000000000000000000, around September 15, 2022 (UTC).

Dear OKX users: Two weeks ago, at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Paris, Vitalik mentioned AA account abstraction technology again and said: "Account abstraction will make encrypted wallets as simple as email." For now, under the common technical goal "AA account abstraction" the Web3 industry is exploring smart contract accounts together and keeping moving. OKX Wallet has been committed to lowering the threshold and providing more convenient wallet services.