{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cambridge Associates","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com","title":"Ethereum's Merge Is a Transformational Event, but Don't Expect Digital Assets Prices to Come Out of Their Slump - Cambridge Associates","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5Mc2t5HxBb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/insight\/ethereums-merge-is-a-transformational-event-but-dont-expect-digital-assets-prices-to-come-out-of-their-slump\/\">Ethereum&#8217;s Merge Is a Transformational Event, but Don&#8217;t Expect Digital Assets Prices to Come Out of Their Slump<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/insight\/ethereums-merge-is-a-transformational-event-but-dont-expect-digital-assets-prices-to-come-out-of-their-slump\/embed\/#?secret=5Mc2t5HxBb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ethereum&#8217;s Merge Is a Transformational Event, but Don&#8217;t Expect Digital Assets Prices to Come Out of Their Slump&#8221; &#8212; Cambridge Associates\" data-secret=\"5Mc2t5HxBb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/digital-infrastructure-web-1-1.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"A major Ethereum blockchain software upgrade was successfully completed earlier today, marking a landmark event for the digital assets industry. The upgrade, known as the \u201cmerge,\u201d changes how transactions are verified on Ethereum\u2019s blockchain and dramatically improves its energy efficiency. While this is welcome news, we doubt this means the rout in digital assets prices is over in the near term, as macro headwinds continue to be the most important factor driving prices."}