Ethereum core developers discussed the merger date on the Ethereum Foundation conference call, and there is broad consensus on the dates for the two major upgrades. Among them, the target date of the Bellatrix upgrade is September 6, which will start when Epoch reaches 144896, and the target date of the Paris upgrade is September 15. A formal merger is planned by the end of September. The developer said that the date may be adjusted in the coming days and weeks, and due to changes in block times and hash rate fluctuations, the Ethereum Foundation will publish an article with new client data on August 23rd. blog post.