2025 marked a turning point—Layer 1 protocols finally moved past hype cycles and delivered real execution.
Take Ethereum as an example. The activation of PeerDAS addressed what had been a persistent pain point: data availability scaling. Meanwhile, ZK-EVMS implementations reached production-grade proving speed, not just theoretical breakthroughs. The market responded decisively—stablecoin transfer volume just hit $8 trillion in quarterly ATH.
That's not narrative inflation. That's infrastructure actually working.
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2025 marked a turning point—Layer 1 protocols finally moved past hype cycles and delivered real execution.
Take Ethereum as an example. The activation of PeerDAS addressed what had been a persistent pain point: data availability scaling. Meanwhile, ZK-EVMS implementations reached production-grade proving speed, not just theoretical breakthroughs. The market responded decisively—stablecoin transfer volume just hit $8 trillion in quarterly ATH.
That's not narrative inflation. That's infrastructure actually working.