The upcoming Ethereum merge is being considered a big crypto project event. The community sees this as a significant factor in rallying the ETH price in the future. Therefore, as the date of merge, September 15, is approaching, the Ethereum network is attracting a significant increase in activity.
According to data from Ethereum-focused blockchain research firm, Etherscan, the network has 204,571,827 total wallet addresses as of September 2. Similarly, the research firm viewed the number of total addresses at 202,361,298 on August 2. It shows an increase of 2,210,529, meaning that the network added over 70,000 unique wallet addresses daily in the last 30 days.