# Ethereum Merge Updates! | Tim Beiko

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams*
*Published: Jun 9, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/ethereum-merge-updates-tim-beiko*

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What steps are left? What obstacles do we need to overcome? Are we merging in August like Justin Drake said? Or later?

Also, there are a lot of misconceptions about the merge! We’re gonna clear them up.

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### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

7:00 The State of the Merge

12:15 Testnets

15:30 Ropsten Merge

21:13  Client Diversity

24:45 Dress Rehearsals

29:45 Knowing When to Ship

34:00 The Timeline

39:30  Approaching the Merge

47:58 Wen Merge? How Merge?

53:12 Top 5 Misconceptions

1:01:22 Closing Remarks

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### RESOURCES
Tim Beiko on Twitter

https://twitter.com/TimBeiko?s=20&t=CI2Ox4OKbi1sqcRH98qVtg