Google adds Ethereum Merge countdown clock as searches reach all-time high
Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla announced Friday that the Ethereum merge countdown clock is now live on the Google search engine. Searching for “Ethereum merge” now returns native he countdown clock along with current hashrate, difficulty and merge difficulty.
Hey @Vitalik Buterin @drakefjustin & other @Ethereum A little surprise and thanks to everyone, please google “merge”.
Everyone is so excited about what’s to come and thank you for all the work you’ve put into this over the years. pic.twitter.com/3bgifV6Ywn
— Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) September 9, 2022
This addition shows the level crypto has penetrated FANG companies and the amount of attention given to The Merge. Interest in The Merge has exploded over the past few weeks, and Google expects it to continue to grow.
Country most interested The Merge includes Luxembourg, St. Helena, Singapore, North Macedonia and Lithuania. The highest European country is Switzerland, where he is 7th, while China and the United States are 17th and 18th respectively.
The growing interest was also aided by Padilla spearheading the development of a merge integration into Google. In response to Sassal, Padilla explained that he started the idea and that “the internal search and lab team” built the search feature.
It wasn’t just me.
And it was our internal search and lab team that really got the job done. All I did was kickstart this idea and discussion.
But this is indeed pretty cool
— Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) September 10, 2022
Illustrated pandas will merge in true Google style once the Ethereum merge is complete. The pandas move closer to each other every day until The Merge occurs. Pandas are a well-known staple of Ethereum merge meme culture.
This meme uses a black bear to represent the execution layer and a white bear as the consensus layer. A merge occurs when the bears coalesce to create a fighting panda.
