Ethereum's doing this merge thing and everyone's losing it—like, "What does proof-of-stake even mean?" Saw a thread from some analyst, said it's greener, uses less energy, but then why is ETH price still volatile? $1800 today, was $2000 last week, am I missing something? Also, is it just me or does Vitalik always look like he knows something the rest of us don't? Oh, and a Reddit post claimed gas fees might drop, but didn’t say when. Maybe I need another coffee to decode all this. Or maybe just keep hodling...