#比特币对比代币化黄金 The Ethereum Prague upgrade is really here, and this time the changes are quite significant.

From a technical perspective, several core improvements are worth noting: transaction throughput has directly doubled, Layer2 and mainnet interactions are smoother, and most noticeably, gas fees have dropped by more than 30%. Account abstraction (EIP-7702) is particularly interesting—users no longer need to mess with key management, one-click interactions become the norm, which greatly improves user-friendliness for newcomers to the DeFi and NFT ecosystems.

Security hasn’t been compromised either. With optimizations to the PoS staking mechanism, validator nodes are more distributed, making a 51% attack significantly more expensive. Coupled with BLS signatures, the overall security level of on-chain finance has reached a new height.

The most interesting part is the changes for developers. The cost and barriers to deploying DApps have hit a new low, directly resulting in a surge of projects like DAOs, GameFi, and SocialFi launching. On the demand side, ETH burning continues, and from a liquidity perspective, the logic behind this supply reduction is very clear.

The return of institutional funds is also worth noting. After the upgrade, network congestion has been greatly alleviated, and enterprise-level applications are increasingly reliant on Ethereum. Combined with staking yields remaining stable or even slightly improving, ETH has become a “yield-generating asset” in the eyes of many institutions.

Frankly, this round of upgrades feels a bit like the turning point in 2020. For those who missed out then, this might be a similar opportunity. The Prague upgrade is just the beginning—Ethereum’s potential in 2026 is still huge.