Do you still remember that Ethereum mainnet, once criticized as an "exclusive playground for the rich"? Recently, the situation has changed dramatically—gas fees have plummeted to 0.025 Gwei, with a single transaction costing just $0.0017. Even more surprisingly, many Layer2 solutions are now three to five times more expensive than the mainnet.



And that's not all. Beyond faster speeds and lower costs, Ethereum is about to launch privacy features. The pace of technological iteration forces us to reassess its value ceiling.

The market action in April still feels fresh: #美联储重启降息步伐 surged from $1,400 all the way to $4,950. Now, with the price oscillating near $2,800, what is the market waiting for? Is it a valuation reshuffle driven by technical upgrades, or a signal for a new wave of capital inflow? Some analysts are calling for a target of $8,500. It sounds crazy, but the crypto market has never lacked for cases that defy expectations.

$ETH and $BNB are also gathering momentum in this cycle, but perhaps it's Ethereum's "super evolution" this time that is the variable truly worth watching. When a public chain simultaneously solves the three major pain points of speed, cost, and privacy, what will happen next?
ETH-3.84%
BNB-1.86%
DOGE-5.37%
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gas_fee_therapistvip
· 11h ago
Gas fees have gone from being exclusive to the elite to dirt cheap—what a rapid turnaround. It’s kind of interesting to see Layer 2 getting countered like this.
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GateUser-e51e87c7vip
· 11h ago
Damn, has the gas fee really dropped this much? I got burned before, so now I can hardly believe it.
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GasWranglervip
· 11h ago
honestly if you actually analyze the mempool data, those L2 fee spikes are just temporary arbitrage inefficiencies... mainnet at 0.025 gwei is demonstrably superior from a base layer optimization standpoint, but let's not pretend the privacy rollout magically justifies 8.5k lol
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FreeMintervip
· 11h ago
Gas fees are so cheap now, it feels like the mainnet is about to make a comeback. It was really getting crushed by L2s before.
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GateUser-40edb63bvip
· 11h ago
Can't hold it in anymore—from aristocrat tax to rock-bottom prices, I never expected such a contrast. If Layer2 ends up being more expensive, I’ll just laugh. What kind of logic is that? Once privacy features go live, that’ll be the real game-changer. 8500 as the target sounds easy, but who actually dares to go all in? Just waiting for the next wave. Feels like there’s more to the mainnet story.
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LiquidityWitchvip
· 11h ago
the alchemy is brewing... eth transmuting from peasant fees to aristocratic efficiency? *chef's kiss* but layer2s getting gutted instead? that's the cursed paradox nobody talks about. 8500 though... nah, that's not crazy, that's just market memory doing its thing again.
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