The Ethereum Mainnet merged with the Beacon Chain proof-of-stake network on September 15, 2022. This marks the end of proof-of-work for Ethereum and a full transition to proof-of-stake. This historic upgrade is projected to reduce the Ethereum network's energy consumption by over 99% and sets the stage for future upgrades to further scale the Ethereum network. Holders of this POAP were there to witness the Ethereum Mainnet Merge with the rest of the community and signaled their support to the core developers of this enormous undertaking by sending roughly $10 of ETH to the Protocol DAO, directly funding protocol contributors. Special thanks to all of the client teams, researchers and core developers of the Ethereum Protocol, and to community leaders The Daily Gwei, Bankless, Ethereum Cat Herders, The Ethereum Foundation and EthStaker for their support in preparing the world for this moment. -https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ -https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ -https://www.ethereumcatherders.com/ -https://ethereum.org/en/ -https://ethstaker.cc/

OptiMarket will launch with a low marketplace fee of 1.5%, with 1/3rd of the marketplace fees collected put aside for public goods funding. Additionally, for any collections that have royalty fees, creators have the option to donate a portion of or all of the fees to public goods! This is just the beginning of our beautiful journey and we couldn't be more proud to have the Optimism community by our side. The OptiMarket Core Contributors are thrilled to release our first of many launches and can't wait to see what we and the Optimism community can achieve together!!

Recipients of this POAP attended the Lyra Community call discussing the upcoming token launch. Thanks for coming!

Issued to attendees of the community call #6 - discussing the recent launch of the Chainlink market on Lyra. Art by Burt Rock.

The highly anticipated block 12,965,000 has finally processed and ushered in EIP-1559. This POAP celebrates all of the hard work and dedication by the Ethereum Foundation and everyone involved to bring such a monumental upgrade to fruition.

The EthStaker crew along with a cast of special guests celebrate the London Network Upgrade with a livestream party. The crew hung out to discuss EIP-1559, painted on the POAP.art canvas, and hosted a POAP.fun raffle. Livestream: https://youtu.be/afAFQY--GlI