$ETH
Why is Ethereum different?
1️⃣ Ethereum is fundamentally different from most cryptocurrencies not just because it's a "currency", but because it's an entire infrastructure for a decentralized financial internet.
Bitcoin = a store of value
Ethereum = an operating system
Any DeFi project, any NFT, any DAO
essentially relies on the Ethereum network and one of its solutions
2️⃣ Smart Contracts
Ethereum was the first to enable
automatic order execution without intermediaries and without human control after deployment
This opened the door to lending platforms, decentralized trading, blockchain games, and complex finance
3️⃣ Ecosystem
Most of the smart liquidity is here
The largest DeFi protocols, the strongest developers
Even competing projects... are trying to imitate Ethereum, not the other way around
4️⃣ Transition to Proof of Stake
After The Merge
Reduced energy consumption > 99%
Reduced new supply
Ethereum is becoming closer to a deflationary asset
With the fee-burning mechanism (EIP-1559)
During periods of high activity → supply shrinks
This is something no other network of this size has.
