GM and Happy MΞRGΞ DAY to all who celebrate 🫡Three years ago today Ethereum switched from proof of work to proof of stake, cutting energy use by 99.95% and proving blockchains can evolve.Genius move. https://t.co/8h5yxlkL59 ...

I like when the price go up uh because it's good for the security of Ethereum. Since the merge, we are in a proof ofstake setup which means that the price performance is very important for the image that we give to the potential buyers and the potential uh newcomers. There's no meaningful alternative.Everything else is a ghost chain pushing and lobbying to still be able to exist. I've seen six five or six generation of Ethereum killers all go into the the top 10 on coin market cap and out and leaving a lot ...

Could things have been done uh better in terms of the uh early relationship with Bitcoin. Like I think it's uh kind of always uh a bit sad that Ethereum was not able to kind of capture more Bitcoin momentum. If for example Ethereum had been a fork of Bitcoin and then basically hey we are switching to proof of stake we're going to start with some crappier proof of stake on day one.Potentially, Ethereum could have just been the Bitcoin big blogger. ...

Challenges and Competition - Ethereum faces challenges from faster, cheaper Layer 1 blockchains, creating misaligned incentives due to its dependence on Layer 2 solutions [2] - Alternative Layer 1s have threatened Ethereum's position, impacting its perception and dominance as the go-to smart contract blockchain [2][10][11] - Ethereum's valuation experienced a downturn, raising concerns about the Layer 2 ecosystem [11] - There are concerns that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) may be moving too slowly and that changes may be "too little, too late" [26] Ethereum Foundation and Community - Longtime developers are pressuring the Ethereum Foundation for more activity, accountability, and transparency [4] - The Ethereum Community Foundation was formed to address areas where the EF has not delivered [15][27] - The Ethereum Foundation introduced an 18-month treasury policy to manage its $970 million reserves [25] - The EF began staking ETH and deploying assets, including depositing 45,000 ETH to Aave and Compound, to generate sustainable revenues [26] Technological Advancements and Future Focus - The Pectra upgrade in May 2025 introduced 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) aimed at improving scalability, user experience, and staking efficiency [36] - Layer 2 transaction fees dropped by more than 90% due to the Denkun upgrade, which introduced blobs [37] - The industry is focusing on interoperability, tooling, and standards to create a unified Ethereum ecosystem [39] ETH Price and Institutional Adoption - The price of ETH is considered integral to the security of Ethereum, as it funds validators [5][14][15] - Wall Street firms' on-chain holdings are worth more than $18 billion midway through 2025, signaling institutional interest [21] - Bitmine doubled down on an Ethereum Treasury reserve strategy, now holding over 566,000 ETH [56] - Sharpink Gaming announced a $425 million private equity deal to launch an ETH-based corporate treasury strategy [57] Real World Assets (RWA) and Tokenization - Over 90% of tokenized real-world assets are being built on Ethereum [46] - Robinhood launched its own Ethereum-based Layer 2 aimed at RWA and securities tokenization [47]

What if @ethereum had been a Bitcoin fork?@VitalikButerin reflects on Ethereum’s early days and its relationship with Bitcoin: “It’s always a bit sad that Ethereum was not able to capture more Bitcoin momentum.”He even imagines an alternate history where Ethereum forked from Bitcoin, started with proof of stake on day one, and aligned more closely with the Bitcoin big-blocker camp. ...

Proof of Stake or Proof of Work? Which one is the future of #blockchain? 🔗 ...

You may not have heard from me during the Gensler era because there was no upside in speaking but every minute of every day since proof of stake I have been institutionally managing and securing the Ethereum network. Now that we have a positive regulatory tailwind, where we have acts like the Genius Act, which basically gave stable coin clarity and the largest beneficiary of the Genius Act is Ethereum because the majority of stable coins settle to Ethereum and now it's time to get loud again and it's time t ...

RT The Rollup (@therollupco)NEW EP: John Adler On Proof Of Goverance, TIA Staking, and New TokenomicsProof of stake might not be the endgame we thought it was.In today's episode, @ayyyeandy & @robbie_rollup sit down with @jadler0 of @Celestia to explore:> Why Staking "Yield" Is Actually Just Inflation Tax> How Proof of Governance Could Replace PoS Entirely> Why Validators Are Just "Cucks" in the System> Why This Makes Every Other Chain Nervous> The Real Path to Sustainable TokenomicsFull episode links below ...

Network & Token Utility - STRK is Starknet's native gas token, with plans for a burn mechanism similar to Ethereum's EIP-1559 [1] - STRK also serves as the governance token for network upgrades and community decisions [2] Decentralization & Security - Starknet is transitioning to a fully decentralized network secured by a custom Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism [1] - Full decentralization of proving and sequencing is expected by H1 2026 [1] - Starknet leverages Ethereum for trustless security [3] Staking & Validation - Staking v2 is live, marking progress towards the final staking design [1] - STRK is the primary staking asset (75% STRK / 25% BTC soon) [2] - Over 12% of the STRK supply is already staked [2] - StarkWare has started staking (30 million STRK on its own validator + 75 million in delegation to external ones) [2] - The Starknet Foundation will begin staking by late August / early September through delegation [2] Sequencing - Starknet v0.14.0 (coming in a few weeks) will introduce a distributed sequencer, the first step in decentralizing sequencing [2]

Market Cap & Stablecoins - Ethereum's market cap of $300 billion secures $1 trillion in stablecoins, which raises concerns about proof of stake economics [1] - The reliance on centralized stablecoin companies to maintain the security of the "decentralized computer" is a deviation from the original whitepaper [1] Stablecoin Growth & Concentration - Tether added $20 billion on Tron this year, indicating significant stablecoin growth outside of Ethereum [1] - JPMorgan projects stablecoins to reach $500 billion by 2028, outpacing Ethereum's market cap growth [1] Regulatory & Dependency Risks - Circle and Tether might need to become Ethereum's largest holders to maintain chain functionality, creating a dependency that could be problematic for regulators [1]