1 Ethereum is about to launch internal news about the 'Sharding 2.0' upgrade There are rumors that the Ethereum core development team is secretly testing a significant upgrade called 'Sharding 2.0', which is said to be a further optimization of the existing sharding plan (the follow-up to EIP-4844), potentially greatly increasing transactions per second (TPS) and reducing gas fees. This news is reportedly leaked from a developer forum, claiming that the testnet will go live in early 2025, with mainnet deployment possibly occurring mid-year. However, this has not been officially confirmed by Vitalik Buterin or the official team and is considered 'insider' news that is hotly debated within the community.
2 A major country is preparing to include ETH in its foreign exchange reserves An unverified rumor suggests that a certain economic power (some speculate it could be Singapore or Switzerland) is researching the inclusion of Ether as part of its foreign exchange reserves, similar to how Bitcoin has been adopted by countries like El Salvador. The source of this rumor is said to be a post from an anonymous X account, claiming to have heard about it in a closed-door meeting. If true, this could significantly boost the legitimacy and price of ETH, but there are currently no official documents or reliable media supporting this claim.
3 Vitalik Buterin is about to announce a new project There are rumors that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin plans to announce a brand new project at a crypto conference in April 2025, reportedly related to privacy layers (such as zk technology) or cross-chain interoperability. The specific details of this rumor are that the project has already received funding support from several top venture capital firms and may directly increase the demand for ETH (as the project is expected to heavily rely on the Ethereum network). The source of this news is unclear, but some claim to have heard it from insiders in the venture capital circle.
