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Story: 21Shares Midyear Check: Ethereum Scaling Beats Forecasts While ETPs and Stablecoins Slip

By Dan Saada

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Ethereum Scaling Moves Faster Than Anyone Expected. The scaling side of Ethereum has basically surprised people.

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Stablecoins, ETPs, and Tokenized Assets Fall Short. Stablecoins were supposed to be a cornerstone. The pitch was always that they'd offer stability…

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What the Uneven Progress Actually Means. The gap between winners and laggards in this midyear review is pretty telling.

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21Shares ran the numbers. Midyear, and the crypto market's report card is already looking uneven — some sectors ahead of schedule, others quietly falling behind.

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The firm set out 10 major forecast areas at the start of the year, covering everything from prediction markets and Ethereum scaling to exchange-traded products, stablecoins,…

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The scaling side of Ethereum has basically surprised people. Development on layer-2 solutions and other efficiency improvements picked up faster than the firm's original timeline…

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Prediction markets are also doing well, according to the firm's read. Platforms that let users bet on outcomes — elections, economic events, sports — are seeing participation…

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Stablecoins were supposed to be a cornerstone. The pitch was always that they'd offer stability inside a volatile market, acting as a bridge between traditional finance and…

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Related: Emerging Markets Burn Through Stablecoins While U.S. and Europe Hold the Keys

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ETPs face a similar story. Optimism was high at the start of the year, and the products themselves exist, but the growth in adoption hasn't kept pace with the ambitious targets.

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Tokenized assets are trailing too. The premise behind them — taking traditional assets and putting them on-chain to improve efficiency and accessibility — is compelling on paper.

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Digital asset treasuries are in a similar spot. These were meant to play a pivotal role in how organizations manage and deploy assets within the decentralized finance ecosystem.

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The gap between winners and laggards in this midyear review is pretty telling. Ethereum scaling and prediction markets are moving fast because the underlying technology is there…

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See also: CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate as Over 1 Million Crypto Supporters Push for Vote

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That's not a new problem in crypto. But it's a useful reminder that forecasts made at the start of a year can look very different six months in, especially when regulatory…

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