According to CoinShares CSO Meltem Demirors, the narrative surrounding Ethereum has been hindered by the emergence of alternative layer-1 blockchains, making it less likely for crypto newcomers to choose Ethereum as their entry point into the digital asset ecosystem. Demirors believes that Ethereum's complicated scaling roadmap and lack of a strong narrative may be contributing factors. While the Ethereum community is strong, it lacks the die-hard brand loyalty displayed by Bitcoin maximalists. Demirors questions whether Ethereum can maintain market share as more layer-1 blockchains with faster, cheaper, and more intuitive user experiences emerge.

L2BEAT data shows that the current total locked value (TVL) of Ethereum Layer 2 is $25.34 billion, with a 7-day increase of 10.97%. The top five locked values are: Arbitrum One TVL is $12.25 billion, with a 7-day increase of 12.11%; OP Mainnet TVL is $6.5 billion, with a 7-day increase of 15.45%; Manta Pacific TVL is $1.76 billion, with a 7-day increase of 13.81%; Base TVL is $0.843 billion, with a 7-day increase of 6.89%; Metis TVL is $0.732 billion, with a 7-day increase of 10.34%.

According to Nansen 2 data, the Smart Money 24-hour fund inflow tracking list on the Ethereum network is as follows:

According to The Block data, the number of new addresses on Ethereum (7DMA) rose to 99,280 last week, the highest level since December 2022. Unlike the transaction peak caused by NFTs, the number of new addresses seems to have some sustained growth, hovering around 70,000 for most of 2023.

We are on the cusp of a significant evolution in the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem with the much-anticipated Dencun upgrade. This update marks a substantial advancement, bolstering Ethereum's capabilities by addressing some of the ecosystem's most pressing challenges, such as unlocking Layer-2 scalability and augmenting security for node operators and validators.

Bridges are generally insecure and economically inefficient. They exhibit an asymmetry between users and bridge operators, where users can easily lose funds. We propose a bridge design that is simple, modular, and utilizes multi-storage proofs and the native messaging system between Ethereum and Layer 2 networks (L2s) as a fallback mechanism.

Ethereum’s block size hasn’t been changed since EIP-1559.With a focus on the rollup-centric roadmap in the medium, or possible long term future one might argue that the way block space is used hasn’t been optimized for rollups yet. With the introduction of EIP-4844, we’re taking a big step towards making Ethereum more rollup-friendly. However, the capacity of Beacon blocks and the size of their individual parts have remained mostly unchanged.

According to L2BEAT data, the total value locked (TVL) for Ethereum Layer2 is currently 21.3 billion US dollars, with a 7-day decrease of 1.07%. The top five locked amounts are: Arbitrum One (10.67 billion US dollars, 7-day increase of 1.38%); OP Mainnet (5.21 billion US dollars, 7-day decrease of 2.31%); Manta Pacific (1.53 billion US dollars, 7-day decrease of 11.02%); Base (0.733 billion US dollars, 7-day increase of 2.77%); Metis (0.615 billion US dollars, 7-day decrease of 12.27%).

According to Dune data, the total number of Ethereum beacon chain validators has surpassed 930,000, reaching 930,816. The current total staked ETH is 29,786,115, accounting for 24.84% of its total supply. Among them, the staking share of the liquidity staking protocol Lido is 31.79%.

According to a report released by CoinGecko, there are currently 27 active Ethereum ETFs worldwide with a total asset size of $5.7 billion, with Europe leading the way with an 81% market share. Their total asset size is still smaller than that of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), which has a total asset size of $6.76 billion. The top 10 largest Ethereum ETFs have an asset size of up to $5.49 billion, accounting for 96.4% of total assets. The top two are XBT Ethereum Tracker One (COINETH) and XBT Ethereum Tracker Euro (COINETHE), with asset sizes of $3.34 billion and $510.93 million respectively. COINETH and COINETHE are both Ethereum futures ETFs traded in Europe.