{"id":6895,"date":"2025-01-09T19:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=6895"},"modified":"2025-01-09T19:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:33:13","slug":"right-now-were-on-the-brink-of-ethereum-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=6895","title":{"rendered":"Right Now We\u2019re on the Brink of Ethereum Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Is Ethereum price about to spark a civil war? The Future of Ethereum hangs in the balance as Ether price damages confidence in ETH.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a more technical level, some say Ethereum (ETH) is facing a problem <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/if-you-invested-in-gamefi-defi-or-l2s-you-should-have-just-invested-in-bitcoin\/\">overbuilding<\/a> its blockchain capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In simple terms, \u201coverbuilding\u201d means Ethereum <\/p>\n<style>\n    .cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n        stroke: ;\n        stroke-width: ;<\/p>\n<p>    }\n<\/style>\n<p>    <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\" data-id=\"eth-ethereum\" id=\"coin_widget_id_6780221aa8703\"><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n        <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\" data-id=\"eth-ethereum\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \" style=\"background: #e0e0e0; \"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-name\" data-id=\"eth-ethereum\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptify-platform-dev.clickoutmedia.tech\/icons\/eth-ethereum.png\" alt=\"eth-ethereum icon\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-label \"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend \"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n        <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \" data-id=\"eth-ethereum\" style=\"\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptify-platform-dev.clickoutmedia.tech\/icons\/eth-ethereum.png\" alt=\"eth-ethereum icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\"><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\"><\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Trading volume in 24h<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-value\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <!-- <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\">\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\">?<\/span> \n                    <\/span>                     --><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-chart\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-graph-title\">Last 7d price movement<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-graph-container\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span>           <\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p> is adding so much capacity and so many scaling solutions\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like rollups<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/layer-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sidechains, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Layer 2s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014that it\u2019s flooding the network with more resources than there are demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This overcapacity allows investors to invest in other chains, including those L2s, and dilute Ethereum\u2019s fee revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/631993187031511c025c721d\/652392c67f579c095e9f9caa_various-eth-l2s.webp\" alt=\"Various ETH L2s\" width=\"522\" height=\"338\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.obvious.technology\/blogs\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-op-stack-and-why-eth-layer-2-is-important-for-scaling-ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L2s<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since then, investors like Joe McCann, CEO of the hedge fund Asymmetric, have said Ethereum is more academic than practical.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2024, P\u00e9ter Szil\u00e1gyi, <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/peter_szilagyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an Ethereum Team Lead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, said, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum is losing the plo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And creator of Ethereum\u2019s Vitalik Buterin\u2019s own mother, YES, seriously, his mom, who is also a dev for her project <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/ethereum-now-a-commodity-like-bitcoin-consensys-wins-big-against-united-states-sec\/\">Metis<\/a>, also believes that $ETH layer 2s are too centralized.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum is having a civil war for its direction. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re an investor in a project and<strong> not in a cult<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you should take time to understand where $ETH is heading and how it aims to fix these problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Ethereum Civil War: Will L2s Undermine $ETH\u2019s Value?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layer 2s are essential to Ethereum remaining the number two cryptocurrency by market cap and achieving its goal of becoming a new decentralized internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most popular L2s chains by market cap include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arbitrum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polygon \u2013 the chain that hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/feel-good-friday-why-is-xrp-pumping-polymarket-election-us-to-buy-1m-btc\/\">Polymarket<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And zkSync<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new and popular argument against them is that Layer 2 solutions often rely on less secure consensus mechanisms, potentially exposing users to risks.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more transactions move to Layer 2s, it also incentivizes users to invest in those projects instead of Ethereum.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At this point I&#8217;d be happy to proven otherwise, but I feel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethereum<\/a> is losing the plot. The research team fully embraced the idea to centralise everything as long as it can be verified. Which is a cute charade: decentralised validation but centralised control.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 P\u00e9ter Szil\u00e1gyi (karalabe.eth) (@peter_szilagyi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peter_szilagyi\/status\/1816840605365870843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, if I liked interacting on Polymarket, why invest in Ether when I could buy Polygon tokens?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confucius once said, \u201cThe man who chases two rabbits catches neither.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Bitcoin is gold 2.0, and Solana is the degen chain for trading altcoins and memes. Ethereum is a world computer, NFT hub, ultrasound money, <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1NBfZcNU4O0?si=slSbdRrBxow337PU&amp;t=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memes, Shiba Inu, GameFi\u00a0<\/a>\u2026 literally everything!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But can Ethereum fix any of these problems?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want the short answer?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. No.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just kidding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improving slowly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the network stuck in the middle of the <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ethroadmap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scaling cycle of its roadmap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but 2025 could be a big year for the network regardless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some predictions and updates for Ethereum in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190123\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190123\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1.png 1014w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1-865x1024.png 865w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1-768x909.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-17-1-42x50.png 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ethroadmap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roadmap<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First on the docket is proto-dank sharding<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (aka EIP-4844), which is set to make Layer 2 scaling cheaper and faster\u2014think<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0fewer fees and more usage on Ethereum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, a name like proto-dank sharding sounds more like the Gamertag of someone <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZYs92_QQoJo?si=nnuAc7p-BWL-hnAv&amp;t=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teabagging you in Halo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roto-dank sharding will drive network usage back to the settlement layer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then there\u2019s Ethereum\u2019s next big update: <\/span><b>The Verge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will reduce hardware needs by using <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vitalik.eth.limo\/images\/verkle-files\/verkle3.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verkle trees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which could make running an Ethereum node as easy as using a smartphone. More validators = more decentralization.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190128\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190128 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-1536x1121.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chart.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinGecko<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum also plans to implement <\/span>The Purge and The Splurge. Yes, there\u2019s a theme to these updates, or clearly, the people naming them have a hard time with\u00a0Dr. Seuss.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These two updates will remove unnecessary historical data and refine any remaining rough edges, lightening the network\u2019s load and boosting overall efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last technical upgrade is Ether\u2019s goal to \u201c<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/evan_van_ness\/status\/1856067071945388374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SNARK everything<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d which aims for better security and privacy. It allows transactions to be verified with minimal resources\u2014a massive leap for efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SNARKs\u2014short for Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would make the network faster, more private, and less dependent on Layer 2 solutions for scalability, potentially reinforcing ETH\u2019s value as Layer 1 demand could grow again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">EXPLORE:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">15 New &amp; Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Ether Price Prediction 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what\u2019s a realistic price prediction for Ethereum after all these upgrades?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well! It\u2019s a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mixed bag<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With only half of Ethereum\u2019s roadmap complete by 2025, we may still see it underperforming some competitors like Solana and Sui.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But here\u2019s the deal: a <strong>$5,000 ETH<\/strong> in 2025 is still achievable if it can balance Layer 1 and 2 demands, especially with ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, now in play. We\u2019ll keep you updated!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More Details <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/price-predictions\/ethereum-price-prediction\/\">Check Out: 99Bitcoin\u2019s Ethereum Price Prediction For The Next 5 Years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow nofollow\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nnbtc-disclaimer__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/themes\/99bitcoins\/assets\/img\/disclaimer.svg\" alt=\"Disclaimer Icon\"><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/right-now-were-on-the-brink-of-ethereum-civil-war\/\">Right Now We\u2019re on the Brink of Ethereum Civil War<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Ethereum price about to spark a civil war? The Future of Ethereum hangs in the balance as Ether price damages confidence in ETH. On a more technical level, some say Ethereum (ETH) is facing a problem overbuilding its blockchain capacity.\u00a0 In simple terms, \u201coverbuilding\u201d means Ethereum Price Trading volume in 24h Last 7d price [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-6895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}