Google Cloud developer Sam Padilla has announced that the Google Search engine now includes an Ethereum Merge countdown timer. A native countdown clock is now available for searches of “Ethereum merge” along with current difficulty, hashrate and merge difficulty.
@VitalikButerin and other @ethereum people, please go to google “the merger” for some fun surprise and appreciation.
Everyone is excited about the future and grateful for all of the hard work that went into it for so many years. pic.twitter.com/3bgifV6Ywn
— Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) September 9, 2022
The Merge has seen a lot of attention and this addition shows how crypto has penetrated FANG businesses. Google predicts that interest in The Merge will rise over the coming days.
Source: Google Trends
The Merge is most popular in countries such as Luxembourg, St. Helena and Singapore. Switzerland is the highest European country at number 7, followed by China at 17 and 18 respectively.
Source: Google Trends
Padilla, who was responsible for the development of the Google merge integration, helped to fuel the growing interest. Padilla responded to Sassal by explaining that he initiated the idea and that the “search and laboratorys team internally” developed the search feature.
It was not just me.
The actual lifting of the weight was done internally by the search and laboratorys team. Hehe, all I did was to kickstart the discussion and idea that led to this.
This is actually quite cool.
— Sam Padilla (@theSamPadilla) September 10, 2022
When the Ethereum Merge is completed, the illustrated pandas will merge in true Google fashion. The pandas will move closer to each other every day until The Merge happens. The well-known meme of Ethereum merge meme culture is the panda.
The meme uses a black bear for the execution layer, and a white bear for the consensus layer. When the bears merge to form a fighting panda, it is called The Merge.
Source: Sassal
Google’s Ethereum Merge countdown clock is added to help search engines reach an all-time high CryptoSlate.
