💼 1. The big players still choose it.
Most ETFs, institutional solutions, and corporate projects are built on Ethereum.
Why? For its security, prestige, and community.
If you are an investment fund, you go with the most solid.
🛑 2. But... it’s slow and expensive.
The main network remains expensive and slow for average users.
A simple swap can cost $5 or more.
The solution: L2s (layer 2) like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base.
➡️ The problem: many users now prefer native networks like Solana or Avalanche.
🧠 3. Its strength is its weakness.
Ethereum is ultra decentralized, with thousands of validators and developers.
But that makes it slow to make decisions.
Updates are planned for years.
In contrast, blockchains like Solana change things in weeks.
🧩 4. It has the largest ecosystem... still.
DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, gaming: almost everything we know as 'real crypto' was born on Ethereum.
Its protocols (Uniswap, Aave, Lido, OpenSea, MakerDAO) remain the strongest.
No other network has that base... for now.
📉 5. Are you losing users?
Many new users do not step into Ethereum L1.
They prefer Solana for its speed and almost zero fees, or they are simply on centralized exchanges.
The average experience of a new user on ETH is complicated.
That is a warning sign.
🔮 6. What could make it take off (or fall)?
🚀 It takes off if...
L2s are fully integrated with the network.
They improve the user experience.
It is still chosen by the big players.
📉 It falls if...
L2s are fragmenting or disappearing.
Developers are migrating to cheaper blockchains.
Solana or other networks achieve real institutional adoption.
Ethereum in 2025 is strong, but not untouchable. But, what do you think?