Ethereum miner balance reaches four-year high weeks before the Merge
Experts believe that miners are hoarding more ETH in anticipation of price surges and forked PoW tokens.
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Experts believe that miners are hoarding more ETH in anticipation of price surges and forked PoW tokens.
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