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

When the market is dominated by Bitcoin's "digital gold" and the meme frenzy of Solana, Ethereum is like a low-key engineer, quietly "building bridges and paving roads" in the world of code. Its price may be temporarily sluggish, but if you look at its "construction blueprint," you will find that a "underlying revolution" that will disrupt the crypto world has quietly begun.
Say goodbye to the "cut network" Stone Age
Have you ever experienced the tragedy of sending ETH to an Arbitrum address by mistake? Ethereum developers have finally made a move! Two new standards – ERC-7930 (machine-friendly addresses) and ERC-7828 (human-friendly addresses) – will put an end to cross-chain chaos. 0xabc123@eth. 0xabc123@arb: In the future, your wallet address will have its own "chain logo", and sending coins is as simple as sending an email to choose a domain name
Unified Interface Protocol:
DApps and browsers do not need to manually switch networks, truly achieving "one wallet to rule them all". This is not only a technical optimization but also the underlying language standard for Ethereum's construction of a "multi-chain universe".
The Clean Stream Experiment of Layer 2
While most L2 projects are busy issuing tokens and claiming territory, a Layer 2 project named R1 has emerged, featuring a "three no's" approach - no tokens, no venture capital, and no pre-mining, purely driven by community donations.
Protest or ideal? The R1 team bluntly stated: "Most of the current L2s have become 'independent kingdoms', deviating from the original intention of scaling Ethereum."
Technology Utopia: Although the business prospect is doubtful, R1 is like an "open source love letter", reminding the industry that real expansion should not be held hostage by capital. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade will also make L2 more efficient and nodes lighter through technologies such as Verkle tree 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 partnership between Blocksquare and Vera Capital directly anchors to the Ethereum chain, with institutions focusing on its compliance and stability.
Speed ≠ 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%, and Ethereum has emerged as the biggest winner. Pectra upgrade:
On May 7, the "Infrastructure Major Exam" Pectra Upgrade: Behind the price slump of the "Infrastructure Major Exam" on May 7, Ethereum's "Foundation Project" is accelerating. On May 7, the Pectra upgrade will enter the final sprint, with key upgrades including: Blob Expansion: Further reducing L2 costs, consolidating the "Rollup-Centric" approach. Staking Reform: EIP-7251 allows single-node staking of 2048 ETH (originally 32 ETH), attracting large institutions; EIP-7002 allows users to bypass malicious operators and directly withdraw their staked assets.
Security and Efficiency: Technologies such as light client verification and historical data cleanup significantly lower the threshold for node operation.
The long-termism gamble: Price vs Value
Yes, the revenue of the Ethereum mainnet is declining, but it is transferring value to L2 - the layer 2 trading volume has reached an all-time high. Solana is popular due to meme coins, but Ethereum is positioning itself for the next decade with RWA and cross-chain standards.
Conclusion
The patience of the "paving period": just like the early internet building fiber optics, Ethereum is focused on "installing wires and repairing interfaces," rather than speculating on short-term trends.
The anti-fragility of prices: Despite the plunge this year, the Pectra upgrade, RWA explosion, and institutional influx may enable ETH to become 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 pave the way. History tells us: what truly changes the world is often the silent forces overshadowed by noise.
"Long-termism is not a slogan, it is built line by line through code." — A tribute to all Ethereum builders.