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Fees are down largely because Ethereum intentionally made L2 data cheaper (EIP-4844), not because demand "disappeared." Using DeFiLlama’s REV as validator earnings is incomplete anyway: stakers also earn issuance and ETH value capture is a mix of (1) security demand for staking, (2) ETH as the core collateral/settlement asset, and (3) L2s paying for data + finality. The real debate is whether blob demand will eventually price up when rollups scale, and whether ETH keeps the monetary premium as the settlement/collateral layer. "100x revenue" framing is basically equity math applied to a base asset, so it’s a weak dunk.

I convert unspent dollars to ETH every week and don’t worry about it. 

ETH has to provide more direct revenue than it does currently. Whether thats transactions going up drastically and an increase in fees or whatever that catalyst may be, it can't move on its on off of pure speculation on the future it seems.

You need a hype cycle to come for all of crypto again. Rising tides lift all boats. Also, the protocol should start paying out less ETH to validators to reduce the amount of inflation. Make ETH scarce like Bitcoin.

I only see news where they "planned to accept" by now, but never that they did it.
Some of JP Morgan's "analysts" were the "to the moon by end of 2025" hype mongers, well instead BTC and ETH are in the crapper.

Maybe they won't do it. Maybe some analysts are updating their resume....

You can use PoW ETH if you want but most users, developers, and validators chose to support PoS.

Depends on the how much ETH you have, the kind of staking, your risk profile, and how quickly you will need to access the locked coins.
Answer those 4 questions and pop it into chatGPT. Wouldn’t recommend ChatGPT for setting up staking, just for sussing out the best option 

Yes, but still down ~7% overall with coins like ETH down 14.

Honestly, why do you think is the bull case that would increase Ethereum's price? Gas fees have fallen dramatically, and it seems like the validators collectively only earned about $2 million on a recent day:
https://defillama.com/chain/ethereum
The point of "investing" in ETH is made under the assumption that the network would grow more valuable and hence, people staking ETH can earn more in fees as more and more users/institutions are locked into the network. Yet gas fees keep falling, and hence, revenue for stakers. You'd make more money holding government bonds at this rate, and the staking revenue does not seem to exceed the rate of overall USD inflation.
Plus, more activity is moving to L2s, which means even less opportunities to capture fees on the main net.
I think only vibes will drive ETH's price, not its fundamentals. You are talking about an entity that's priced at 100x revenue and revenue growth has meaningfully declined.

The data speaks for itself. The ISM PMI dictates how crypto and small cap stocks behave. The 3 images show charts comparing the PMI to Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Russell 2000 small cap stocks. What do they all have in common? Whenever the PMI peaks, so do those 3 assets. The opposite direction is also true. When the PMI craters, so do those assets.
With January 2026 PMI reading just released today on February 2nd, 2026, the data shows that the business cycle, at a reading of 52.6, is the highest it has ever been since August 2022, when it was tanking down off a cliff. The current level is also higher than at any point during the basing pattern for the last 3 years. The economy has been in a recession during that time span.
Whenever the PMI breaks above 50 to indicate economic expansion and continues to surge up towards 60, risk-on asset classes like crypto and small cap stocks go on a bull run for several months. This correlation has been true for stocks, even before crypto was created. This means we have a larger sample size for stocks.
This data is objective and not opinionated, as opposed to all the subjective interpretation of 4-year cycles, moving averages, support & resistance levels, momentum indicators, etc.
The release of this data does not mean the market pumps to 4k ETH or 100k BTC tomorrow. Rallies take time to gain steam. Who knows, there might even be another sweep lower before moving up.
The only ways this thesis fails would be if the PMI sustains a drop back down or the correlation and causation relationship does not continue. Those would be the only counterarguments for why there will be no bull run.
Both the Fed and the federal government can help boost the business cycle via lower rates, QE, fiscal stimulus, and legislation. Truflation just posted CPI dropping as low as 0.86% YOY, which enables the Fed to decrease rates further. Additionally, congress is working on the bill called Clarity Act.

Yeh I somewhat agree but don't forget there are so many chains ETH is competing with now. ETH is the first chain so you can't dismiss it as any other chain. They will catch up, they may be like dinosaurs but they are getting things done over time.

"Having to explain to users why they need to hold a special gas token has held back Ethereum years. Imagine your bank telling you "sorry Bob, you cannot transact, you need $Santander tokens first"? Lunacy."
- I'm not really sure about this and/or the point that you're trying to make here, because every transaction that I make with one of my various banks internationally use the local fiat currency as a fee basis. So literally, if I go to my bank and say 'hi, I want to buy a currency, stock, make a transfer/withdrawal' then I always pay in the base currency. That's really no different to how ETH functions in terms of the broader assets available via the protocol.

In my little research I noticed that there is still evidence that they are actively investing in memecoins, with no big signs of slowing down.. the obvious ones are easy to find like $DOGE, $SHIB, $PEPE, $FLOKI.. for example $DOGE has seen $1.8B worth being scooped since Oct 2025 while $FLOKI has seen above $100k transactions and a 950% surge.. I noticed the same renewed interest in $SHIB and $PEPE..
However, what about new memes? Would love to hear you all opinions but there is one that is catching my attention with regards to ethereum OGs movements: Yee Token ($YEE)
Let me explain, I see that OG Whales seem to be betting on the so called "Meme Trilogy Prophecy": DOGE (2021-2022) -> PEPE (2023-2024) -> YEE (2026 - 2027).
Stealth launched as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum with contract address 0x9ac9468e7e3e1d194080827226b45d0b892c77fd (CMC LINK) $YEE draws from a 2008 viral meme featuring a dinosaur "Yee" with lore rooted in 4chan and Reddit, emphasizing resilience with slogans like "Yee Neva Lose"
I found some evidence digging etherscan to find if some OG Ethereum whales are behind $YEE. In my research, two Coinbase-funded wallets recently bought into $YEE: one holding $100K (with $85K in USDC) and another with $48K, indicating institutional grade like interest. Very old wallets have been accumulating also.. A public bullish one was a transaction from legendary dev u/defidillon (linked to mega .eth whales) that bought 50k $YEE and spared another 450k USDC to keep stacking.. Broader whale activity on Ethereum, like 323K ETH ($1.12B) buys below $3K, aligns with $YEE's influx of new capital since November, outpacing other ETH protocols. I don't think is hype, it's community-driven momentum and holders at all-time highs still not touching their wallets.. is it a whale backed bet on memecoin revival on Ethereum??
Whats your take on it? Any other token that you see with such movements?

This is a brilliant opportunity for those that truly believe in the long-term feasibility of Ethereum. I bough up ETH, RENDER, TAO, AIOZ during this sale.

I fail to see how this is different than what institutions already have. It's a spreadsheet behind a walled garden.
It's very strange to see this token which has only just appeared into public view with apparently so much institutional backing. Maybe I've just married my investment in ETH and can't see the forest through the trees, but it doesn't seem right.
If the banking industry goes completely on-chain, in theory owing allegiance to no specific country, are they suddenly 'neutral' enough for peoples liking? Are they suddenly powerful enough to resist the pressure of rogue governments and say 'take what we're offering or have your nation cut off from the largest chunk of global liquidity...'?
So many questions.

Working on setting up home staking for ETH. Current plan is to purchase a MINISFORUM MS-A2 for use with ETH staking + running llama.cpp for tool calling
(llama3.2:3b, qwen3:4b-instruct-2507-q4\_K\_M, etc.)
Hoping to receive some community feedback. The wiki doesn't have a lot of up to date hardware recommendations.
* MINISFORUM MS-A2 (barebone)
* Ryzen 9 9955HX
* G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB)
* Samsung 990 Pro 1TB (OS/LLM SSD)
* Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB (staking SSD)
* APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500MS
**Estimated cost: $2,500**
Also considered:
Beelink SER9
Asus Nuc 14 Pro
Raspberry Pi

I wish you were right. Scooping up ETH at a discount (2.3k) shouldn't be worst than getting it at 4k! Best of luck

ETH is half shitcoin sadly. It barely made it to its all time high from the last bullrun we had if i remember correctly.

I agree with your take, however there's always a point in the cycle where people say nothing will ever go up again except BTC, yet again most of them end up being wrong.
I remember last cycle BTC 20k, ETH 1.2k and sol 15$, some normies I know were grave dancing and saying that crypto would NEVER go up again, that was the bottom.
I'm fully into altcoins since 2020, did I take profits? Not as much as I should've taken but I'm here for the long haul and I'm not fucking leaving until I experience another alt season during expansive monetary policy.
I took a lot of risks and looks like I kept taking them since I did not take a decent amount out of the table, idgaf I either make It or get rekt until I die.

You should google what staking would mean, just don't follow links you see on random websites. Educate yourself if you want to be in the crypto space. Don't trust randos, yeah even in this sub. I wouldn't personally ever stake 100% because you want to pay for gas, and protection from an exploit in the staking implementations, but 50 or (maybe) 75% sure.
Same for self custody and decentralization - if you don't understand why these are critically important, than why are you in Ethereum compared to something like SOL.
If your goal is 'make money but I trust Ethereum's direction and leaders' you can swap for rETH and just watch it appreciate compared to the price of standard ETH. rETH has fewer tax implications compared to e.g. stETH if you're in the US. But should also teach yourself why that's happening. People here would be happy to tell you if you're right or wrong, but crypto is (or at least *should still be*) about educating yourself and not trusting other parties, or 'trust but verify'.