🚀 @ethereum Weekly Roundup
Big week for #Ethereum: major upgrade incoming, protocol simplification from Vitalik, zkEVM acceleration, stablecoin growth, and BlackRock doubling down.
Let’s break it all down 🧵👇

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🔧 Pectra Fork — Launching May 7
@ethereum’s biggest upgrade to date.
→ Up to 2048x more transactions per validator
→ 10x increase in L2 data availability
→ Simpler protocol architecture
A huge leap for scalability.

📐 Vitalik Proposes Simpler @ethereum 
Goal: make Ethereum “beautifully simple” like Bitcoin.
→ Introduces code size caps
→ Improves security + maintainability
→ Lays groundwork for long-term scalability
Minimalism meets modularity.

📈 100x Gas Limit Incoming?
Ethereum core devs hint at a potential 100x gas limit increase by June 2025.
→ Target: 2,000 TPS
→ EIP-9698 suggests gradual scaling via client defaults
Layer 1 throughput could explode.

💰 But ETH Revenues Lag Behind
April protocol revenues:
→ Tron: $51.7M
→ Solana: $36.9M
→ Ethereum: $21M
Despite dominance, ETH is falling behind in L1 monetization.

🏦 BlackRock Bets Big on ETH
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund allocates 92% ($2.7B) to Ethereum.
Compare that to:
→ Aptos: $53M
→ Avalanche: $52M
→ Solana: $20M
Clear signal of institutional conviction.

🪙 Stablecoin Momentum on Ethereum
→ 2B USDT minted recently
→ aUSDC gaining traction via MetaMask
→ Strong growth in on-chain stablecoin usage
Expect regulatory pressure where adoption lags.

🧠 TL;DR
→ Pectra fork = major scaling boost
→ Vitalik pushes for simplicity
→ BlackRock bets on ETH
→ But Solana & Tron are gaining ground
Ethereum is evolving fast—but the competition isn’t standing still.

🔒 zkEVM Timeline Speeds Up
Despite an 18% drop in core dev count, Ethereum’s zkEVM roadmap is now 3 years ahead.
→ Aggressive 2-year target
⚠️ But challenges remain:
→ Talent loss
→ Solana leads in DEX volume