Yes it will address the difficulty levels and the issuance of ETH. According to this url https://medium.com/futuresin/ethereums-constantinople-hard-fork-to-go-live-in-october-8d9ce7d8a0b8 before Constantinople we should first have Bizantium in phase 1 and only then Constantinople in phase 2. Both Constantinople and Bizantium are part of the Metropolis implementation. The link gives October 30th as a probable date for this second phase.
With this, is there a chance that ETH will pump at year end? Just want to know your thought.Of course the Constantinople hard fork will effect the eth price, that it will come with a reduction in rewards to 2 ETH per block instead of 3 ETH, which may considered as a deviation that would not only change the price of ether and increase its fiat value but potentially force miners to earn less income for their increased work.
Read more: https://cryptovest.com/news/ethereum-eth-team-proposes-block-reward-cut-after-constantinople-hard-fork/
