Ethereum founder announces ‘forge ahead’ steps but ETH is having none of it

ambcrypto.com:

Ethereum’s [ETH] co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently commented about the king of altcoin’s next steps. While attending the 2022 Messari mainnet event virtually, Vitalik said that the surge was the next move after its successful translation to Proof-of-Stake (PoS).

Meanwhile, this was not the first time the crypto head mentioned the surge. On the day of the Merge, Vitalik also pointed out the same thing. However, Vitalik seemed to have expanded more on the details than when he did at the “Merge Viewing Party.”

— Messari @ #Mainnet2022 (@MessariCrypto) September 23, 2022

During the session, Vitalik mentioned that the surge had always been part of Ethereum’s plans, and it was sticking to its roadmap. The surge, which aims to boost the Ethereum network, would not be a single event like the Merge, Vitalik said.

Furthermore, he opined that scaling Ethereum was still part of the project’s plans. Vitalik also admitted that transactions could get slightly lower once Ethereum passes the surge stage. 

“Aside from privacy I’d say scalability. The difference between it costing $3 to send a transaction and 3 cents to send, is the difference between blockchains being viable as a mainstream technology at all.”

Despite the clarity Vitalik made, ETH seemed unconcerned by it. Since performing woefully after the Merge, ETH preferred to go low again. At press time, the coin was trading at $1,324, according to CoinMarketCap. 

On the daily chart, it was observed that ETH had been unable to cling to any support it got and could lose it at its current price. Similarly,