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

As the market is dominated by Bitcoin's "digital gold" and the meme craze of Solana, Ethereum is like a low-profile 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 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 easy as selecting 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 technology optimization but also the underlying language standard for Ethereum's construction of a "multi-chain universe."
The Clear Stream Experiment of Layer2
While most L2 projects are busy issuing tokens and expanding, a Layer2 project named R1 has emerged, focusing on "three no's" - no tokens, no venture capital, and no pre-mining, driven purely 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."
Technological Utopia: Although the commercial prospects are in doubt, R1 is like an "open-source love letter," reminding the industry that true scalability should not be hijacked by capital. The Pectra upgrade of Ethereum will also make Layer 2 more efficient and 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 on 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 first choice for institutions.
Data speaks: The market size of tokenized assets has surpassed $21 billion, with a growth rate of 57%, and Ethereum has become the biggest winner. Pectra upgrade:
May 7th's "Infrastructure Exam" Pectra Upgrade: Behind the low prices of May 7th's "Infrastructure Exam," Ethereum's "Foundation Project" is advancing rapidly. On May 7th, 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 allows users to bypass malicious operators and directly withdraw staked assets.
Security and Efficiency: Technologies such as light client verification and historical data cleaning significantly lower the threshold for node operation.
Long-termism gamble: Price VS Value
Yes, Ethereum's mainnet revenue is declining, but it is transferring value to L2 - Layer 2 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
The patience of the "paving period": Just like the early days of the internet building fiber optics, Ethereum is focused on "installing wires and repairing interfaces" rather than speculating on short-term trends.
Price's anti-fragility: Despite the crash this year, the Pectra upgrade, RWA explosion, and institutional influx may allow 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. And history tells us: what truly changes the world is often the silent forces masked by noise.
"Long-termism is not a slogan, it is built line by line of code." - A tribute to all Ethereum builders.