The merge is still expected to happen around Sep 13-15. What's happening today is the Bellatrix hard fork, which *prepares* the chain for the merge. Still important though - make sure to update your clients!
I went down the @RENGA_inc rabbit hole and read (?) all the comic strips. Here is a sequential layout for anyone else interested. All credit to @DirtyRobotWorks and @RENGA_inc
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The sharks KNOW people try to be lazy ALWAYS keep their networth in the market.
They want that $$ and by manipulating the money supply and moving stock prices up /down they can slowly extract the buying power being passively stored
You gotta be aware when they are doing this