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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: Will Ethereum last forever?
by
Jackl87
on 03/08/2021, 13:54:47 UTC
Ever since Ethereum was created in 2015, the whole crypto/Blockchain space improved in many ways that were never imagined. The ICO trend of 2017, and the current "De-Fi"/NFTs hype are all attributed to Ethereum's ever-rising popularity in the mainstream world. If it wasn't because of Ethereum, we wouldn't had a plethora of smart contract platforms to choose from. The crypto/Blockchain space would've been focused solely on finance, instead of serving as a hub for decentralized applications.

It's been 6 years since ETH came into inception, and now the smart contract platform is the second-largest blockchain network in the world. Some people compare ETH to BTC because of its focus on decentralization unlike any other cryptocurrency on the market today. As of this date, Ethereum has a large number of miners and nodes keeping the blockchain alive and healthy. If ETH continues to grow, it could live alongside Bitcoin for many years. But we all know that nothing lasts forever.

What's your opinion on this? Will Ethereum last forever? Or will it eventually die? Do you think it'll retain its place as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap for long? If not, why? Do competitors stand a chance against ETH? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Smiley

In my humble opinion i would say that Ethereum will be here "forever" and with forever i mean of course as long as cryptos exist and i also think that it will stay the number 2 cryptocurrency for a long time. I would even say that the odds of becoming number 1 in terms of marketcap are higher than the odds of becoming number 10. In the end Ethereum offers just the greatest variety of functionality and most projects are built upon ethereum or on some layer 2 solutions that are running on ethereum. In the end the binance smart chain is also not more than a blatant copy of Ethereum with some tweaks to it. If Ethereum manages to keep the transaction fees at an acceptable level then i see no coin that could push ETH away from the second place.