Google, a global leader in information technology, has introduced a new countdown timer on the internet in order to show its support for the Ethereum Merge, which is scheduled to take place in the near future.
When you use the search engine and type in any version of "Ethereum Merge" or "The Merge," you will see a countdown ticker that provides an estimate of the amount of time that is still remaining before the Merge based on the current difficulty, hash rate, and merge difficulty.
As the date of the Merge grows closer, there is a cartoon of two happy pandas sprinting toward one other with their hands extended. According to the legend, the pandas will become closer together as the date approaches.
Sam Padilla, a developer for Google Cloud, tweeted on Friday that the timer was "a nice little surprise" and that it was a way to show their appreciation for "the work that has been going into this for years." Sam Padilla said this in response to a question about the timer.
He stated that the work was done by Google's search and labs team, although he mentioned that he helped "kickstart" the idea and conversation that led to the timer being incorporated. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that Google's search and labs team was responsible for the work.
Padilla noted in the same post that the timer is directly connected to the blockchain, which updates the countdown in real time. He said that the underlying data is getting retrieved directly from the blockchain via some of the nodes that they manage.
He also dropped a few hints that pandas are getting closer as the Merge date gets closer, but he said it in a tongue-in-cheek manner by noting, "But you didn't hear it from me."
On May 6, Google established a Web3 team as part of its Google Cloud division, signaling the company's growing interest and involvement in the cryptocurrency sector.
However, Google developers are not the only ones who are keeping a close eye on the Merge.
Recent data collected from Google search queries have shown that inquiries pertaining to the keyword "Ethereum Merge" have yielded scores higher than fifty on many occasions over the course of the past thirty days, with the score hitting a high point of one hundred on September 3.
When referring to a term's popularity, a value of 100 is considered to represent "peak popularity," whereas a value of 50 indicates that the term's popularity is "half as popular." A score of 0 indicates that there was insufficient data collected on that day.
In the meantime, a recent analysis published by CoinGecko discovered that Singapore is the nation that is most interested in the impending Ethereum Merge. This was followed by Switzerland and Canada, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands.
The rankings were calculated by first determining how frequently 10 different search phrases were used, such as "Ethereum Merge," "ETH Merge," and "Ethereum PoW," and then combining those results to get the total rating.
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