Looks like the ETH Merge is delayed to latter half of 2022 or possibly early 2023

Tim Beiko posted this Twitter response to a query about progress of the ETH Merge:

https://imgur.com/a/d9r4uK4

Additionally a pool operator has been reviewing code and running nodes on testnet and in their opinion The Merge probably won't be ready until 2023:

https://np.reddit.com/r/EtherMining/comments/u2cty5/confirmation_that_the_merge_is_delayed/i4hz8pe/

It's not wholly unexpected as development always tends to run a little later than original estimates, and it's also not a bad thing that they are going to take their time to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. This is also not FUD, as anyone who is following the progress on tesnet can attest to there have been many major advances towards The Merge in the last several months. It's kind of a running theme in the ETH mining community how proof of stake has been "almost here" for years now, but this time it's actually true we are nearing the end.

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Edit: To the folks saying I "made this up" or am spreading FUD or whatever, I'm just posting info to help keep cc up to date with the latest from a prominent ETH developer. I like ETH, think it's a great project, and am interested in its development. A lot of casual ETH investors or miners were thinking The Merge might happen in June of this year, and this is the latest information to show that is unlikely to happen.