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Story: Ethereum Turns 10 Amid Soaring Derivatives and Deep Community Divides

By MikeT

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Ethereum's Unbreakable Streak. In an era where even the biggest tech platforms like Facebook and Amazon Web Services have faced…

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Doubts Still Linger. Despite the celebratory tone from supporters, Ethereum continues to face strong…

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ETH Derivatives Break Records. While online arguments continue, data from the derivatives market paints a more optimistic picture.

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A Divided but Thriving Ecosystem. Ethereum’s 10-year anniversary is not just a technical milestone; it’s a symbol of how far…

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Looking Ahead. As Ethereum enters its second decade, the challenges are just as significant as the opportunities.

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Ethereum has officially reached a major milestone—ten years of uninterrupted network uptime.

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In an era where even the biggest tech platforms like Facebook and Amazon Web Services have faced major outages, Ethereum’s consistent uptime since its launch in 2015 is a…

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A post by an Ethereum Foundation contributor known as Binji recently went viral for pointing out this longevity.

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“Ethereum never stops,” he wrote. “Not through forks, crashes, bubbles, lawsuits, hacks, wars… and it’s not thanks to a CEO or a hotline—it’s because we all did.”

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reposted the message on his X (formerly Twitter) profile, amplifying the sentiment.

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One post read, “Still holding ETH to 10k this cycle is inevitable,” underscoring the bullish expectations that remain in parts of the community.

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Despite the celebratory tone from supporters, Ethereum continues to face strong criticism—especially from those skeptical of its scalability claims and Layer-2 narrative.

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One critic noted on social media, “Ethereum not only went down, it was forked. Stop sugar-coating the facts. You were gaslit to believe L2s are decentralized.”

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Another user chimed in on transaction costs: “The world can’t afford $1000s, $100s or even $10s per transaction. That’s not adoption.”

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Many skeptics argue that Layer-2 solutions—designed to make Ethereum more scalable—still rely too heavily on centralized components and can’t deliver true decentralization.

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