Ethereum: The underestimated "infrastructure madman" will ultimately 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 "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'll find that a "underlying revolution" that will disrupt the crypto world has quietly begun.
Goodbye 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 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 come with a 'chain identifier', making token sending as simple as choosing a domain name for an email.
Unified Interface Protocol:
DApps and browsers do not require manual network switching, truly realizing "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 Clear Stream Experiment of Layer2
While most L2s are busy issuing tokens and expanding their territory, a Layer 2 project named R1 has emerged, focusing on "three no's" — no tokens, no venture capital, no pre-mining, purely driven by community donations.
Protest or ideal? The R1 team 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 questionable, R1 is like an "open-source love letter," reminding the industry that true scalability should not be held hostage by capital. The Ethereum Pectra upgrade will also enhance L2 efficiency and make nodes lighter 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 Assets on Chain) track of Ethereum: $1 billion in real estate tokenization: The collaboration between Blocksquare and Vera Capital directly anchors to the Ethereum chain, which institutions are focusing on for its compliance and stability.
Speed ≠ Everything: While 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 is the biggest winner. Pectra upgrade:
The "Infrastructure Exam" on May 7: 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 and consolidating the "Rollup-centric" approach. Staking Reform: EIP-7251 allows single-node staking of 2048 ETH (originally 32 ETH), attracting major institutions; EIP-7002 enables users to bypass malicious operators and directly withdraw staked assets.
Security and Efficiency: Technologies such as light client verification and historical data cleanup significantly lower the threshold for node operation.
Long-termism gamble: Price VS Value
Yes, Ethereum mainnet revenue is declining, but it is transferring value to L2 - layer two trading 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
Patience during 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 hyping short-term trends.
The price's anti-fragility: Despite the plummet this year, the Pectra upgrade, RWA explosion, and institutional influx may make ETH the "dark horse" of the next cycle.
The story of Ethereum has never been a "myth of soaring prices," but rather a marathon of "code infrastructure." While the market cheers for the fireworks of Solana, it chooses to keep its head down and build the road. History tells us that what truly changes the world is often the silent forces that are overshadowed by noise.
Long-termism is not a slogan; it is built line by line of code." — A tribute to all Ethereum builders.