Vitalik once predicted that Ethereum would amaze everyone, which sounded like a slogan at first, but now this prophecy is gradually coming true - it is no longer faith that supports it, but real capital influx, technology iteration, and large-scale asset on-chain.

The signal on the capital side is already obvious. Industry insiders are generally optimistic, and sovereign wealth funds and institutional investors have begun to participate. According to industry voices, the scale of stablecoins is expected to exceed $500 billion, and the real asset digitization (RWA) market can also reach the order of $300 billion. Large institutions are making frequent moves on Ethereum - some have pledged more than 70,000 ETH, and some are adjusting their positions to prepare for a new round of market. These are not random operations, but reflect a firm optimism about ecological development.

The real change comes from the technical level. 2026 is widely regarded as a technological inflection point for Ethereum, and zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology will become the key to expansion. Simply put, ZK makes the network fast and light, greatly simplifying the verification process – verification tasks that once required high-performance hardware can now be handled with ordinary equipment. This means that the barrier to participation has been significantly lowered, and more nodes can join the network.

The on-chain ecology is also accelerating its improvement. Innovative applications such as AI agents and prediction markets are becoming new growth poles. When these elements are superimposed - capital entry, technological breakthroughs, and application innovations - the true value of the Ethereum ecosystem may usher in a qualitative leap.