Ethereum developers have postponed the Prague upgrade for the 153rd time, exposing the sluggishness of technological iteration. In contrast, the Bitcoin ecosystem is experiencing a breakthrough: the Ordinals protocol has driven on-chain NFT trading volume to exceed $1 billion, and the Rune protocol has increased BTCFi locked volume by 300% in a single month. As "Bitcoin programmability" moves from concept to implementation, this "ancient blockchain" self-revolution may disrupt the survival logic of "Ethereum killers".
3. The Rise and Game of Sovereign Digital Assets
Putin's declaration that "no one can ban Bitcoin" resonates with Trump's crypto-friendly policies. Russia plans to build a compliant Bitcoin trading system based on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and India's digital rupee pilot has already attracted 15% of crypto offshore funds to return—this "sovereign digitization race" is dismantling the hegemony of US dollar stablecoins and may give birth to a new geopolitical financial order.
Conclusion: Finding Certainty in Order Reconstruction
The crypto world in 2025 stands at the fault line where traditional finance collides with decentralization ideals. The SEC's regulatory game, the institutional narrative of Bitcoin ETF, and Ethereum's ecosystem dilemma collectively sketch a landscape full of tension. When death threats and trillion-dollar capital converge on the same battlefield, when the Howey Test from 89 years ago meets the fourth industrial revolution, this transformation has long transcended the technical realm, becoming an epic human experiment to reshape the value exchange system.