In a recent update, Buterin lauded Optimism for its role in standardizing asset transfers on Ethereum and its upcoming innovations like REMOTESTATICCALL and ERC-3668 light clients.
These enhancements aim to boost Ethereum’s efficiency and adoption.
Despite this, some critics argue that Ethereum’s ecosystem is struggling, with several projects failing and significant investor losses. Ethereum’s price fell to $2,000 but has rebounded to $2,600. The drop in gas fees has raised concerns about ETH burning and supply issues.
Buterin emphasized the growth of Layer-2 solutions like Optimism and Arbitrum, which have reduced transaction fees to under $0.01 and improved user experiences.
Advances in zero-knowledge (ZK) technology and STARKs are enhancing security and decentralization, while Buterin’s proposed Plurality aims to improve governance.
Recent data reveals that since the Dencun upgrade, 2.23 million blobs have been sold, generating $9.3 million, though revenue and ETH burned have dropped significantly. The upgrade has also led to increased transaction failures due to bots.
Binance has announced its full technical support for an upcoming upgrade to the Siacoin (SC) blockchain, scheduled for June 6, 2025.
MetaMask is making a major leap beyond Ethereum by adding support for Solana, marking its first deep integration with a non-EVM blockchain.
A significant portion of Ethereum validators are backing a proposal to nearly double the network’s block gas limit—an adjustment that could boost Layer 1 throughput without requiring a protocol upgrade.
Dubai is piloting the Middle East’s first regulated tokenized property program, signaling its intent to lead real-world asset tokenization in the region.