Ethereum has long wrestled with the “non-ouroboros” problem: how to generate real revenue beyond speculative loops of buying, selling, and leveraging tokens on its chain. For years, memecoins, non-fungible tokens, and incentive-driven decentralised finance apps have propped up activity but failed to provide a sustainable foundation for Ethereum’s nearly $100 billion DeFi economy according to DefiLlama data. Now, as Wall Street is increasingly betting on Ethereum as the backbone of the stablecoin boom, co ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)In contrast to speculative trading, low-risk DeFi is a use case that continues to compound cycle over cycle.Today, lending protocols on @ethereum host approximately $90 billion in user deposits. https://t.co/rD5Zaxn6yL ...

In contrast to speculative trading, low-risk DeFi is a use case that continues to compound cycle over cycle.Today, lending protocols on @ethereum host approximately $90 billion in user deposits. https://t.co/rD5Zaxn6yLvitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin):Low-risk defi can be for Ethereum what search was for Googlehttps://t.co/6xIxCrOToQ ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes the network’s long-term sustainability may depend on an unlikely hero: low-risk decentralized finance protocols. Key Takeaways: Vitalik Buterin sees low-risk DeFi as a stable revenue source that could support Ethereum’s ecosystem without compromising its values. He likens it to Google Search, arguing it can fund Ethereum’s growth while keeping the network ideologically grounded. Buterin also advocates for basket currencies and flatcoins to reduce reliance ...