zkSync founder: “Ethereum is the only option” for institutions
“Tempo is a venture by Stripe. Obviously Stripe, as a large payments processor, wants to have their own network . . . And of course, all of [these organizations] will try to get everyone else on their network. But guess what? That’s precisely the reason why it’s never going to happen.”
Alex Gluchowski explains:
“Yes, Stripe wants everything to happen on Tempo, but JP Morgan wants everything to happen on JP Morgan Chain. And Circle wants everything to happen on Arc. And so on and so forth. They will never agree. The large players will never agree to build on the infrastructure of another large player. This is why Ethereum is the only option — it’s the only way forward as the neutral infrastructure that everyone can agree on.”
Source: @zksync@therollupco
A lot of people on CT hate Ethereum bc it breaks their worldview.
Bitcoin is static. Alt L1s are VC-funded, ship-fast tech cultures.
Ethereum sits in the middle: decentralized, messy, evolving, with only light coordination from the EF.
It gets attacked from all sides. But that’s exactly why it will continue to win.
It’s built for the long term, and aligned with a positive, open vision of the world.
Ethereum will be the world’s neutral global settlement layer
the need for which has never been more clear in modern history
and ETH will be the most important censorship-resistant programmable collateral and store of value asset on that network
book it
One day , $eth will flip $btc & normies will be like, "Huh ? Hey, what's $eth ?"
Then we are gonna explain them about stablecoin, defi, tokenization, staking, forex dex, onchain lending, borrowing etc
And they will be like, "Holy shit, I thought crypto was a casino due to bitcoin and memecoin, I was so wrong, thank you for opening my eyes, I shall buy some $eth"
You are welcome.
Any money which comes to $eth before it flips $btc, is early smart money. Be early.
The ticker is ETH.
The market still prices Ethereum as a “world computer.”
It’s not.
It’s becoming the global settlement layer. 🌍⛓️
🏦 BlackRock & JPM aren’t experimenting anymore — they’re settling real RWAs on-chain.
💎 30%+ of ETH is staked. Exchange supply near cycle lows.
⚡ Glamsterdam & Hegota upgrade L1 to power the entire L2 economy.
We’re leaving the speculation era.
This is the infrastructure era.
When the market realizes ETH is the base layer of digital finance…
…the repricing won’t be subtle. 🚀
Danny Ryan makes a point that a lot of people miss: institutions don’t obsess over “decentralization” the way crypto bros do. They care about counterparty risk.
Decentralization minimizes counterparty risk. It’s a risk management framework, not an ideology.
That’s a big reason Ethereum continues to hold a structural edge over other smart contract platforms, especially in the realm of finance.
But it’s not just decentralization. You also have to factor in:
-Lindy effect: Ethereum has survived cycles, attacks, upgrades, and stress.
-Network effects: the deepest liquidity, the most developers, the most tooling.
-A culture of reliability and credible neutrality.
-Increasing regulatory clarity relative to most alternatives.
Put it all together, and Ethereum is the default settlement layer for "real world" onchain finance by a wide margin.
That’s also why ETH is increasingly viewed as an alternative digital store of value to BTC, but with a crucial difference: it’s embedded in a productive economy. It secures the network and generates yield through staking.
That’s why Ethereum is the internet of finance.
Chinese billionaire $BTC miner who never sold any $ETH:
1. Right now, mainstream U.S. stock market capital’s understanding of ETH is still at the same stage as the crypto circle was with Bitcoin in 2014–2015.
The BTC slogan “digital gold” is very easy for outside capital to understand, while Ethereum’s “smart contracts” are far more complex.
2. The first major surge in the ETH/BTC exchange rate began in 2016–2017, driven by the explosive rise of ICOs and a large number of tokens being issued on-chain.
The second major surge in the ETH/BTC exchange rate will begin in 2026–2027, driven by the blockchainization of traditional finance (USD, U.S. stocks, U.S. Treasuries), with a massive amount of RWA tokens coming on-chain, this fits @fundstrat’s research thesis
$ETH $BMNR
Talking about the flippening the last few years has usually been met with laughs and disbelief thanks to bad price.
But Bitcoin will always be a shiny rock. Ethereum is adaptable and more capable of global dominance.
The flippening is still a target, and the ticker is $ETH.
In the imminent crypto bull market:
$ETH will lead the way — as the strongest digital asset — powering the strongest, most secure blockchain ecosystem.
Institutional finance runs on Ethereum.
AI agents will run on Ethereum.
Ethereum will thrive post-quantum.
The ticker is ETH.
$ETH community was gaslit for the last 3 years with critics saying it was dead, alt L1s were going to take over, corpo chains, bla bla bla.
All of a sudden sentiment has shifted dramatically in the last 4-6 months as people realize:
-The memecoin casino was a mirage
-Secure infra with 0 counterparty risk matters
-10 years 100% uptime is peak performance
-DeFi, stablecoins, tokenization are the bedrock of the future financial system.
Fundamentals are making a comeback
$ETH
First it was just “Bitcoin.”
Now it’s “Bitcoin and Ethereum.”
As tokenization and stablecoins grow exponentially, it will become “Ethereum and Bitcoin.”
And then… $ETH
Holy freak,
BREAKING : The Largest asset manager in Europe , Amundi with a whopping 2 trillion dollars asset under management launches their own tokenized money market fund on ETHEREUM.
But why on Ethereum ? 👇
Remember, No self respecting company will ever deploy their assets on a blockchain which another company can fully control. That’s just coward energy.
Ethereum never pays anyone. Companies which choose Ethereum because it is the most decentralised , credible neutral blockchain with 10 years uptime, period. Kings choose ethereum.
Don’t believe me ? Try running both Ethereum and Solana node and verify the transactions for yourself. You won’t even be able to set up a Solana validator node at home. Ethereum has 9000 validators, Solana just 800( they lost 2200 validator operators in the last two years, I wonder why )
The future is , tokenizing on ETH L1, and bridging them to L2 for instant trading. ( L2s are faster than any alt-L1)
BTC addressable market cap is just gold ( 30 trillion dollars ).
Ethereum’s total addressable market cap is 700 trillion dollars. What happens when all of them are tokenized ? What will be $eth price then ?
The ticker is ETH.
The primary edge BTC still holds over ETH is mindshare and brand recognition. But if you think that advantage will remain intact as Ethereum becomes the de facto internet of finance, and as the cracks in BTC’s legacy PoW model and technical limitations continue to show, you are in for a world of pain.
Ethereum is rapidly gaining institutional support and mindshare from key figures in finance such as Tom Lee, Joseph Chalom, and Peter Thiel. These are the people are undoing years of fud and false narratives against ETH that pushed by BTC maxis who enjoyed a near monopoly over mainstream media for a long time.
As Ethereum becomes better understood, institutional adoption increases. This is a reality that is already manifesting, and with that comes greater trust in the network itself and in ETH as the money like asset that not only backs and secures it, but is also a better store of value when compared to BTC because ETH provides native yield that is always higher than issuance.
sentiment is pretty bad, i get it. but ethereum has never been STRONGER and fundamentals have never been BETTER.
most major metrics are hitting ALL-TIME HIGHS:
- L2 transactions: $534 MILLION (ATH)
- stablecoin issuance: $180 BILLION (ATH)
- defi tvl: $85 BILLION (ATH)
- network activity: 1.8 MILLION txs (ATH)
- in-app revenue: $46 MILLION (ATH)
ethereum is the world computer and world capital markets network. it is a long-term play. patience will pay.
Imagine thinking in cycles when all of crypto, including stables and RWAs, is still worth less than a single company.
The majority lacks vision.
We are where the internet was in ~1995, and yet people seem to think they need to gamble on shitcoins to make it. 🙃
Criticism : "Ethereum may succeed but $eth may fail"
Let me tell you why this thesis is absolutely fucking retarded 👇
Let's take an example of a nation.
Singapore 🇸🇬 or UAE 🇦🇪 or even new york city.
When tourists/money flow to that country , naturally everything in that country becomes expensive. Like real estate, transportation etc. Even their local currency Singaporean dollar gets stronger. 'Money inflow' rules.
Now
"Ethereum is the digital nation"
When trillion of dollars of stablecoins, stocks, RWA etc flow to Ethereum naturally $eth will go up. Why?
Because $eth is the most censorship resistant, yield bearing sov collateral, natively available asset on the ethereum ecosystem.
There is a reason why $eth is half trillion dollar asset yet people fail to see this simple 'money inflow' fact.
Assymetric opportunity exists in ethereum because most people have low knowledge.
Higher. Trillions incoming.
The ticker is ETH.