2025 was a turning point for Ethereum.

On Twitter Obol Collective talked about Ethereum reaching its full maturity, no longer existing as just another crypto in an endless loop of trends, bubbles and booms. Obol identifies 10 significant developments this year which were indicated by key events. These events also indicate that Ethereum has grown up.

At the start of the year many people believed that Ethereum was being left behind by Solana and that the Ethereum community was running out of patience. However that changed when the Ethereum Foundation shifted into what Obol calls 'wartime mode.' The new leadership, a different set of priorities and a great deal of effort toward scaling and improving the overall Ethereum user experience suggests that Ethereum was very much awake the whole time.

Ethereum made significant upgrades since it went 'wartime mode':

• Pectra made staking more efficient.
• Institutions stacked ETH and made it a yield-bearing asset.
• Stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets kept choosing Ethereum, even as new L1's tried to compete.
• L2's scaled activity without breaking the base layer, proving that a lot of FUD was wrong.
• Then there is reliability. 10 years, 0 downtime.

All of this is way more valuable than hype will ever be. In 2025 Ethereum proved everyone that it can evolve without losing what made it trustworthy initially.

Source: https://x.com/Obol_Collective/status/2003487361766686790