# Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 1: The Merge

<https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/14/futures1.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

The continued roadmap for Ethereum. I like the focus on reducing the staking requirement to make it easier for more people to participate.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT297: Weekly Thing 297 / People, Building, "Pure Blogger"](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/297/), Briefly

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