$ETH Speaking of Ethereum (ETH), it has always been the "big brother" in the blockchain world, especially in terms of smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps), which is almost the industry standard. But in recent years, the development of Ethereum has actually been a state of "pain and happiness".

From the perspective of future trends, I think there are several key points:

1. Ethereum 2.0 and upgrades:

Now Ethereum has completed the transformation from PoW (Proof of Work) to PoS (Proof of Stake), which is also known as "The Merge". This makes it greener and more scalable. Next, Ethereum will also launch sharding technology (Sharding), which is a big killer and can significantly improve network performance. If these technologies are implemented smoothly, the Ethereum ecosystem will be stronger.

2. Ecology and competition:

The ecosystem of Ethereum is really strong, with NFT, DeFi, and a large number of projects all on it. But it also faces challenges from new public chains such as Solana and Polygon. These chains have high performance and low handling fees. Ethereum needs to continue to optimize its Layer 2 solutions (such as Arbitrum, Optimism) to reduce user costs, otherwise it may lose some developers and users.

3. Macro environment and supervision:

The overall trend of cryptocurrency is closely related to the global economic environment and policies. If the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates and market funds are tight, the price of ETH may be suppressed. In addition, regulation is becoming more and more strict. For example, the SEC's attitude towards some coins will affect investor confidence.

Taken together:

Ethereum is still promising in the long run. As long as it continues to lead in technology and ecology, the price will naturally rise. However, short-term fluctuations are still difficult to avoid, especially due to the impact of macroeconomics. If you are looking at the long term, you can make fixed investments and slowly make plans, but if you are speculating in the short term, you must keep an eye on policies and market trends.