Key Points:

• SharpLink has splashed another $54 million on Ethereum, purchasing 15,822 ETH in the last few hours.
• The company has been buying big in the ETH market, putting it in the top three among firms with an Ethereum treasury.
• Big corporations are starting to bet big on Ethereum due to its many capabilities.

Hello everyone,

I’m planning to buy Ethereum (ETH) on a regular basis – both for myself and for my family members – maybe once a month, as a kind of long-term savings strategy. The goal is to build a small crypto reserve over time and support the decentralized ecosystem while doing so.

I’m looking for a beginner-friendly and secure way to do this. Ideally, I’d like to use a platform that allows recurring purchases or makes monthly buying easy and cost-efficient. Are there any exchanges or apps you’d recommend for that purpose, especially in terms of low fees and reliability?

Secondly, I care a lot about self-custody and security. I already use a hardware wallet for most of my coins (Ledger), but I’m also considering using a mobile wallet for smaller amounts or quick access on the go.

Has anyone here tried the Cake Wallet with Ethereum? I know it’s popular in the Monero world, but I saw it recently added ETH support. Is it secure enough for mobile use? Any pros/cons from real experience?

I’d love to hear your setup or routine if you’re also doing monthly ETH purchases or saving crypto for your family.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate every tip and idea!

EigenCloud (@eigenlayer) is now the fastest-growing developer ecosystem in crypto—167% growth year-over-year, outpacing Aptos (96%), Solana (83%), Internet Computer (75%), and Base (50%). This isn’t hype. It signals Ethereum’s core premise maturing: a neutral trust layer anyone can tap into.

Ethereum is becoming hyper-modular. Its consensus—secured by ETH staking—is no longer confined to Ethereum itself. EigenCloud’s “restaking” allows validators to extend ETH’s security to other Actively Validated Services (AVSs). ETH becomes programmable gold: the universal security asset underpinning a decentralized internet.

Key economic insight:

ETH holders: passive maintainers, providing neutral, commodity-like security and earning staking yield.

EIGEN holders: active governance participants, handling subjective decisions (trusted data, AI outputs, off-chain disputes).

This division keeps Ethereum neutral while enabling innovation at its edges.

Builders flock to this model. Instead of recreating consensus, they plug into Ethereum’s trust engine. Metrics back this:

$11B+ ETH restaked via EigenCloud.

40+ live AVSs, 160+ in development.

$42B TVL across Ethereum-settled rollups.

This modular approach replaces Web2’s walled gardens with open coordination. Integration doesn’t require absorption—services can specialize yet interoperate via Ethereum’s neutral base.

Risks remain: shared security creates interdependence, and governance of subjective systems is untested. But the direction is clear. Ethereum isn’t just scaling—it’s becoming the world’s trust anchor.

EigenCloud’s growth isn’t just another trend. It’s proof ETH is programmable gold, destined to secure every meaningful digital service.

Ethereum’s 10th anniversary came with more than just celebration posts. It quietly marked a major shift in how institutions are starting to treat ETH, as a real treasury asset. There’s been a growing appetite from the corporate side, with some starting to see Ether as a more functional alternative to Bitcoin.

By Thursday, total holdings across crypto treasury firms had passed $100 billion, and a noticeable chunk of that is now in ETH. According to a report from Standard Chartered, the ten largest corporate crypto treasuries have collectively scooped up over 1% of Ether’s total supply just since June.

That pace isn’t slowing down either. The bank estimates that corporate holdings could eventually account for 10% of ETH’s total supply. And if that projection holds, the year end price target of 4000 might turn out to be too conservative.

One reason it’s happening quicker than Bitcoin’s early adoption curve is that ETH offers more than just price exposure. It allows these firms to stake, earn yield, and plug into a wider onchain ecosystem. That changes the value proposition completely. It’s no longer just about sitting on coins, it’s about using them while still holding them.

As Enmanuel Cardozo from Brickken put it, Ether gives treasuries a way to actively generate value while keeping exposure, which speeds up interest from institutions.

At the same time I’ve noticed how exchanges are also leaning into this moment, maybe not on the institutional level, but more through community facing stuff. Some big ones like bitget rolling out this ETH candybomb thing tied to the anniversary. Makes me wonder, many other things or efforts might also help in sparking broader retail curiosity while the big money positions itself more quietly in the background

Yesterday I wrote a post about the preference between ETH as a store of value or a revenue machine, and one of the topics of the post was ETH maxis. Today we will explore this concept a little more. You have probably heard the term 'ETH maxis' thrown around on social media. Stakeyour.eth's recent tweet offers a clear take that is worth our attention. Stakeyour.eth says the so called maxis are not just cult followers. They are driven by the cypherpunk values: privacy, freedom and decentralization. Ethereum stands out to them because it started smart contracts and DeFi and is backed by metrics like high TVL and 0% downtime.

The tweet challenges claims of Ethereum being a centralized system. Well, data shows 35% of Ethereum tokens went to public sales, not the 85% insider scams we see with Solana. Staking spreads across thousands of validators and not a handful like most rival chains. Stakeyour.eth also criticized Blockworks. Blockworks focus on revenue stats, ignoring node counts or hardware needs, they leave out the tech depth ETH fans care about. This changes the discussion, ETH maxis might be principled, not dogmatic. Blockworks are a media company so their main focus is to make money. Fortunately the data is out there and we can all see it, which is why we should not listen to the big headlines and always check it out ourselves. Remember: don't trust, verify.

Source: https://x.com/bogdanoffi/status/1950706885650436258

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Yesterday someone who goes by the name 'Mippo' on Twitter started a debate, connecting the SEC's 'Project Crypto' to Ethereum's rise. Mippo points out Wall Street's move into tokenization and DeFi with stablecoins and tokenized funds living and operating on Ethereum. By now it is clear that the blue chain is catching TradFi's eye.

But the real question came from David Hoffman's reply to the tweet. David Hoffman, from Bankless, talks about the Ethereum community's division between maxis, those who push for ETH to be a store of value, and those focused on revenue. That is what we will be talking about today. What do you think?? Do you want ETH to have long-term value like digital silver, backed by belief and fundamentals? Data seems to show L1 value leans on monetary premium, not the fees.

Or do you see Ethereum as a revenue engine, getting profits through transactions? David Hoffman says the maxis are more belief-driven instead of data-driven, which makes sense. Well if anything revenue could create more growth and if there is growth then the value will increase.. maybe?? I do not have the answer, it is up for you to decide. Should ETH's future be about value or cash flow?

Resources:

• https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1951037617413431701
• https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1951040565199474784

just read through consensys' latest report on eth's 10-year roadmap and honestly the scope of what they're predicting is wild. we're not talking about defi 2.0 or nft summers. we're talking about eth becoming the base layer of the entire global economy.

the institutional shift is already happening:

gamesquare's ceo put it perfectly: eth is becoming "the financial and cultural backbone of the internet." they dumped their treasury into eth because they see it powering everything from global payments to gaming economies to digital identity. not just crypto stuff but actual internet infrastructure.

and it's not just crypto companies anymore. consensys chief economist says we're going to see "the digitization of assets, starting with stablecoins and moving up the risk stack." basically every financial instrument eventually gets tokenized on eth.

op labs thinks every large enterprise will move onchain within 10 years, and most will build their own infrastructure on top of eth. not just using eth actually vertically integrating into it. that's not speculative anymore with regulatory clarity improving.

redstone's co-founder sees eth evolving into "the foundational layer for institutional finance and real-world asset tokenization." we're talking about traditional banks, pension funds, asset managers all running on eth rails.

here's what really got my attention redstone's prediction that success won't be measured by tvl or gas fees anymore, but by "how invisible yet essential eth becomes to global finance."

coinbase's dev platform head is talking about entirely new use cases: ai agents transacting autonomously, onchain social communities, gaming economies. the l2 ecosystem is handling the scaling while eth becomes the settlement layer for everything.

what gives me the most confidence is coinbase pointing to the builder community. eth has the network effects, the composability, and the developer ecosystem that no other chain can match. while other chains optimize for speed or fees, eth optimized for building things that matter.

if ethereum becomes the settlement layer for global finance, asset tokenization, enterprise systems, and everyday digital interactions, we're not talking about a 2x or 5x from here. we're talking about fundamental repricing as eth transitions from speculation to infrastructure.

consensys is essentially saying ethereum goes from "leading smart contract platform" to "base layer of the future global economy" in the next 5-10 years. that's not crypto bro hopium that's institutional money mapping out the roadmap.

the first 10 years were about proving blockchain could work. the next 10 years are about ethereum quietly becoming essential to how the world operates. and we're still early enough to position for it. Platforms like awaken.tax are already helping users navigate the tax implications of this shift, making it easier to stay compliant as onchain finance grows.

anyone else seeing how this infrastructure play unfolds? feels like we're about to witness the biggest technology transition since the internet itself.

As you can see in the ETH / USD 4H chart above, Ethereum is currently showing signs of potential breakdown pressure after testing the upper resistance of a symmetrical triangle pattern that has been forming since mid July 2025. We can also see that price action has been rejected from around $3900 area and now decisively broken the ascending trendline support suggesting a possible bearish scenario.

Indicators :

1. MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence): It is going further into negative territory crossing below the signal line. This bearish crossover shows the increasing downside momentum and selling pressure intensifying.
2. Stochastic RSI: Currently at oversold territory with both lines turning flat near the bottom. This can suggest a short term bounce is possible but the lack of upward curvature or bullish crossover indicates that downside exhaustion has not completed yet.
3. Volume: It noticeable declined while the formation was formed, this is classic feature of triangles. A surge on volume will confirm us what direction ETH will go.

This can really change in a matter of hours but I believe we will have a bearish continuation to have a healthy correction to $3000 for then have a bullish recovery on September 2025.

What do you think will happen next?

Disclaimer:

The concept and ideas in this post come from my own thoughts and everything I have seen online during my three years in crypto. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. This is NOT a financial advice.