Is $ETH as stable as an old dog? Meme coins turned 3000 into 2 million! The crypto world is going crazy with two extremes in 2025.
Friends, who understands this! In 2025, the crypto world is directly splitting into two factions—Ethereum is as stable as investment, and meme coins are as wild as gambling. The comparison of data will leave you stunned!
First, look at Ethereum: stop saying it can't rise! The annual transaction fees earned a staggering 4 billion dollars, a year-on-year surge of 45%. The locked assets at 68.8 billion dollars seem to have slightly decreased, but in fact, it means making more money with less capital—its ecosystem is mature to an absurd level! Now, 70% of the traffic is running on Layer 2, with transaction fees as low as 0.01 dollars. The three major protocols, Aave and Lido, dominate half of the market, with staking annualized returns of 4%-7%, making institutions crazy to increase their positions!
Now, look at meme coins: this is not a coin; it’s a printing machine! CZ casually mentioned '4', and someone entered the market with 3000 dollars, which soared to 2 million dollars in just a few hours, a more than 600-fold increase! The trading volume of meme coins on the Solana chain skyrocketed by 36%, with the transaction fees of just the three major DEXs at 309 million dollars, directly crushing Ethereum's 46 million during the same period! What’s even crazier is that the SEC clearly stated that most meme coins are not considered securities. After the regulatory loosening, it’s not surprising for new coins on the BNB chain to soar by 2000% in a single day!
On one side, Ethereum is steadily advancing with L2+AI+DeFi, the preferred choice for institutional allocation; on the other side, meme coins are soaring with memes and traffic, and the retail investors' reverse myth is being staged every day.
Will you choose ETH for stable earnings, or gamble on meme coins for a chance at overnight wealth? Have you ever fallen into the trap of meme coins, or earned pocket money through ETH staking? Let’s talk about your real operations in the comments $SOL
