【ETH 10-Year Evolution】💥 From White Paper to Institutional Entry, This is the Real Wealth Code!
📜 Did you know?
Ten years ago, ETH was just an idea in a white paper; ten years later, it has become the global infrastructure for institutions, ETFs, stablecoins, and DeFi. Looking back on this main line, you will find that every technological upgrade is an opportunity for wealth transition.
2013-2014｜Concept and Crowdfunding
Vitalik published the white paper and proposed a smart contract platform. In 2014, ICO financing raised millions of dollars, laying the foundation for network development.
2015｜Mainnet Launch
The mainnet launched on July 30, marking the first implementation of smart contracts and the beginning of the dApp era.
2016｜DAO Incident and Fork
A vulnerability was exploited, resulting in a loss of 3.6 million ETH. The community hard forked to recover funds, but Ethereum Classic (ETC) was created as a result.
2017-2019｜Upgrades and the Emergence of DeFi
The Byzantium and Constantinople upgrades enhanced privacy and gas efficiency, leading to the emergence of Uniswap and Compound, and the launch of the DeFi ecosystem.
2020｜DeFi Explosion
Locked assets surged from 700 million to 15 billion dollars in one year, making yield farming a hot topic.
2021｜EIP-1559 and NFT Boom
The London upgrade introduced the ETH burning mechanism, NFT trading volume exceeded 100 million, and CryptoPunks became a global sensation.
2022｜The Merge
Transition from PoW to PoS reduced energy consumption by 99.99%, marking an environmental milestone.
2023-2025｜Scaling and Institutional Entry
Dencun and Pectra upgrades + Layer2 throughput of 250 transactions/second. The ecosystem locked in 123 billion dollars in stablecoins and 75 billion dollars in DeFi assets. By 2025, ETH ETF net inflows reached 5.4 billion dollars, with institutions like JPMorgan positioning themselves in stablecoins and asset tokenization.
💡 Insight: Every major upgrade of ETH is a turning point in trends. The bull market is just the result; technology is the root.
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