So much seems the be riding on this to go well. I wonder if successful will this cause l2’s to loose a lot of traction and if so which ones. Also on the other side if fails then how big of an issue will it be for total crypto market and which smart contract platform will take its users.

"The much-anticipated ‘Merge’ on the Ethereum network is another step closer to becoming a reality after the final public testnet Kiln launched to put it through its paces."