another aspect of Ethereum is that basically the 'leaders' / early ecosystem players voluntarily decentralized it--whether idealistically (probably true re: Vitalik) or cynically to protect their wealth effects against legal threats (probably true in the case of ConsenSys and some others)

this may never be repeated again due to much more friendly legal climate and the proven fact that decentralizing kneecaps B/D, "shipping fast", etc. . .

to me although Ethereum has a doxxed founder and some other early issues, its lore and path to decentralization are as unique and as un-repeatable as Bitcoin's thus making Ethereum and ETH special snowflakes indeed