Ethereum: The underestimated "infrastructure madman" will eventually make a comeback!

As the market is dominated by Bitcoin's "digital gold" and the meme frenzy of Solana, Ethereum is like a low-key engineer, quietly "bridging and paving" in the world of code. Its price may be temporarily sluggish, but if you open its "construction blueprint," you will find that a "foundational revolution" that disrupts the crypto world has quietly begun.
Bid farewell to the "cut network" Stone Age
Have you ever experienced the tragedy of mistakenly sending ETH to an Arbitrum address? Ethereum developers have finally taken action! Two new standards—ERC-7930 (machine-friendly address) and ERC-7828 (human-friendly address)—will put an end to cross-chain confusion. 0xabc123@eth, 0xabc123@arb: in the future, your wallet address will come with a "chain identifier," making sending tokens as simple as choosing a domain when sending an email.
Unified Interface Protocol:
DApps and browsers do not need to manually switch networks, truly realizing "one wallet to rule them all." This is not only a technical optimization, but also the underlying language standard for Ethereum to build a "multi-chain universe."
Layer 2's Clear Stream Experiment
While most L2s are busy issuing tokens and claiming territory, a Layer 2 project called R1 has emerged, featuring the "three noes" - no tokens, no venture capital, and no pre-mining, driven purely by community donations.
Protest or ideal? The R1 team candidly stated: "Most of the current L2s have become 'independent kingdoms', deviating from the original intention of scaling Ethereum."
Technological Utopia: Although the commercial prospects are doubtful, R1 is like an "open-source love letter," reminding the industry that true scalability should not be held hostage by capital. The Pectra upgrade of Ethereum will also make L2 more efficient and nodes more lightweight through technologies such as Verkle trees and statelessness.
On-chain voting of traditional giants
When retail investors chase altcoins, giants like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Deutsche Bank have already bet on the RWA (Real World Asset on-chain) track of Ethereum: $1 billion in real estate tokenization: The collaboration between Blocksquare and Vera Capital directly anchors to the Ethereum chain, with institutions valuing its compliance and stability.
Speed is not everything: Although Solana is fast and Sui is cheap, when it comes to legal audits and integration with traditional systems, Ethereum's "established reputation" and mature ecosystem are the top choice for institutions.
Data speaks: The market size of tokenized assets has exceeded $21 billion, with a growth rate of 57%, Ethereum is the biggest winner. Pectra upgrade:
The "Infrastructure Exam" on May 7: Pectra Upgrade: Behind the price slump of the "Infrastructure Exam" on May 7, Ethereum's "Foundation Project" is accelerating. On May 7, the Pectra upgrade will enter its final sprint, with key upgrades including: Blob Expansion: Further reducing L2 costs, consolidating the "Rollup-centric" route. Staking Reform: EIP-7251 allows single-node staking of 2048 ETH (originally 32 ETH), attracting major institutions to enter; EIP-7002 allows users to bypass malicious operators and directly withdraw staked assets.
Security and Efficiency: Technologies such as lightweight client verification and historical data cleanup significantly lower the operational threshold for nodes.
Long-termism's gamble: Price VS Value
Yes, Ethereum mainnet revenue is declining, but it is transferring value to L2 - the layer 2 transaction volume has reached an all-time high. Solana is booming due to meme coins, but Ethereum has "positioned" itself for the next decade with RWA and cross-chain standards.
Conclusion
The patience of the "paving period": just like the early days of the internet building fiber optics, Ethereum is focused on "installing wires and fixing interfaces" rather than speculating on short-term hot topics.
The price's anti-fragility: Despite the sharp decline this year, the Pectra upgrade, the explosion of RWA, and institutional influx may make ETH the "dark horse of the next cycle."
The story of Ethereum has never been a "myth of skyrocketing prices," but rather a marathon of "code infrastructure." While the market cheers for the fireworks of Solana, it chooses to lower its head and build the road. History tells us that the forces that truly change the world are often the silent powers overshadowed by noise.
Long-termism is not a slogan; it is built line by line with code." — A tribute to all Ethereum builders.