The Ethereum ecosystem has been super hot recently! Fusaka's latest upgrade has just completed final parameter adjustments, increasing blob capacity from 15 to 21 / target 14, directly alleviating congestion on Layer 2 rollups. L2 fees are expected to drop another 60%! This means cheaper DeFi transactions, smoother NFT minting, and accelerated adoption of institutional-grade applications.
At the same time, Vitalik recently stated: by 2026, Ethereum will enter a "stable freeze" phase, with the core L1 no longer frequently hard forking, focusing innovation on L2 and application layers. Quantum resistance, scalable architecture, PeerDAS—these are all about to be implemented. Ethereum is transforming from an "experimental field" into a reliable financial infrastructure!
On the DeFi side, TVL remains high, RWA tokenization exceeds $50 billion, perpetual contract DEXs like Hyperliquid and Lighter are experiencing explosive trading volumes, already competing for CEX market share. AI + DeFi agents are also taking off; the x402 protocol upgrade allows AI agents to autonomously trade stablecoins, signaling that the next hot trend is coming!
Layer2 battle is heating up: Base, Arbitrum, MegaETH, and others are competing in TPS and user base. Who will capture the most institutional traffic by 2026?
Brothers, do you think Ethereum's path is the right one? Is it all in on L2, or will Solana make a comeback? Let's discuss your views!🚀
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The Ethereum ecosystem has been super hot recently! Fusaka's latest upgrade has just completed final parameter adjustments, increasing blob capacity from 15 to 21 / target 14, directly alleviating congestion on Layer 2 rollups. L2 fees are expected to drop another 60%! This means cheaper DeFi transactions, smoother NFT minting, and accelerated adoption of institutional-grade applications.
At the same time, Vitalik recently stated: by 2026, Ethereum will enter a "stable freeze" phase, with the core L1 no longer frequently hard forking, focusing innovation on L2 and application layers. Quantum resistance, scalable architecture, PeerDAS—these are all about to be implemented. Ethereum is transforming from an "experimental field" into a reliable financial infrastructure!
On the DeFi side, TVL remains high, RWA tokenization exceeds $50 billion, perpetual contract DEXs like Hyperliquid and Lighter are experiencing explosive trading volumes, already competing for CEX market share. AI + DeFi agents are also taking off; the x402 protocol upgrade allows AI agents to autonomously trade stablecoins, signaling that the next hot trend is coming!
Layer2 battle is heating up: Base, Arbitrum, MegaETH, and others are competing in TPS and user base. Who will capture the most institutional traffic by 2026?
Brothers, do you think Ethereum's path is the right one? Is it all in on L2, or will Solana make a comeback? Let's discuss your views!🚀