Ethereum Developers Back Sept. 15 Target for Chain Merge (1)

The core developers working on the much-anticipated software upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain firmed up Sept. 15 as the likely official date of the so-called Merge.

This is likely the final forecast for the timing of the upgrade, which will make the network more energy efficient, according to a developer’s conference call Thursday. A tentative date range for mid-September was set at a developers’ meeting last week.

Still, the actual date of the Merge could change since it will likely be impacted by any large swings in the amount of support Ethereum has to order transactions. In an emergency, ...