The latest rumour going around about the Ethereum merge is a dump after, you are wrong if you are one of them, Ethereum going proof of stake and fixing the high gas fee have automatically turn this project into a GOLD, every whales will want to stake and enjoy the rewards, even if a dump happens after the so called fork it won't last.
Staking is becoming the thing today and everyone wants to have their share to have a passive income. But when PoS comes, this will make the richer rich as they will have the biggest share if they're holding a lot of Ethereum. We will know what will happen next after the merge but if we're talking about long term, ETH is still strong and likely to stay on its place because many will come back for its purpose of having one of the cheapest fees in the market and that will create volume.
Yes, it is very difficult for many users to collect 32 ethereum to participate in staking, so they are practically cut off from staking. But staking plays a slightly different role in ethereum than in regular staking.
Certainly, after a successful upgrade, ethereum will soon grow in all directions. There is not even a doubt about this. I don’t even quite understand why some people doubt the prospects of this coin.