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[Simon Dedic @sjdedic]

Let this sink in for a second:

You can buy $ETH today at the same price people were willing to pay back in 2017.

Back then, Ethereum was nothing more than an ICO platform.

Barely scalable.
Barely secure.
Just a dream.

Today - after 8 years of progress - with market uncertainty at its peak and Ethereum going through its own identity crisis, you can still buy $ETH at the same levels as in 2017.

Let’s quickly recap just some of the progress we had in the meantime:

- The Merge: Ethereum transitioned to Proof of Stake, slashing energy use by 99% and making the network more secure and sustainable.

- The Layer 2 Boom: Ethereum scaled modularly, with ecosystems like @base, @arbitrum, @Optimism, and more locking tens of billions in TVL.

- EIP-1559: A fee burn mechanism was introduced, giving $ETH the real potential to become a deflationary asset over time.

- DeFi Revolution: Founders like @haydenzadams, @kaiynne, and @StaniKulechov turned on-chain finance into a multibillion-dollar reality.

- NFT Explosion: Digital art, brand engagement, and digital ownership fundamentally changed forever - all starting on Ethereum.

- Institutional Adoption: The biggest asset managers in the world filed for ETH ETFs, and firms like Blackrock are building on Ethereum to bring Real World Assets (RWAs) on-chain - a multi-trillion dollar opportunity.

- Developer Growth: The EVM developer ecosystem grew from ~2,000 in 2018 to over 20,000 today.

That's just scratching the surface. I could probably go on forever but I think the message should be clear:

Even if it often gets taken for granted -even if the behavior of the Ethereum Foundation can be criticized - the amount of real progress in Ethereumland over the last decade is remarkable.

The fact that you can still buy $ETH at 2017 levels?

It’s either the market’s greatest joke - or its greatest opportunity.

One thing is clear though:

Back then, Ethereum was a fragile smart contract platform for ICOs.

Today, it’s the world's leading decentralized settlement layer and nothing will change about that.

$ETH at these levels is criminal.

[lynk @lynk0x]

POV:Divine Intervention

[Donda Times @DondaTimes]

Legendary

[gainzy @gainzy222]

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[gainzy @gainzy222]

“it’s time to pay attention”

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[Cobie @cobie]

Many such cases

[Artchick 🔥👠 @digitalartchick]

wait what if we're just all crazy??

[Matt @matthewesp]

If Ukraine just put itself on the blockchain as an NFT, then there’s no way Russia can take it.

[Jyothee 🖌⛩ @jyxdi]

Just because you haven’t found the right person doesn’t mean you will

[L @99loop66]

@cobie @ledgerstatus 🤣🤣

[Cobie @cobie]

I'm not writing these long-form posts to be altruistic and charitable. I simply wanted u to know for sure that I'm smarter than u. gm

[L @99loop66]

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[L @99loop66]

@0x_didi 😬

[L @99loop66]

@superSZCZ4 Are you the guy I saw on discord today? The guy who got a ledger???

[Jyothee 🖌⛩ @jyxdi]

y’all better not start with that “new year new me” bs

[L @99loop66]

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[L @99loop66]

@turrnak 🤝

[L @99loop66]

@turrank Have we solved this error yet?