Reports
stakefish — The State of Ethereum in 2026
stakefish's mid-year reading of Ethereum captures a network in institutional transition: 37M ETH staked, 900,000+ validators, a 71-day entry queue…
Feb 03
ReportsEthereum Scaling: An Evolving and Strengthening L1–L2 Relationship
Ethereum isn’t moving away from L2s—it’s entering a stronger phase where L1 scaling and L2 innovation advance together. As Ethereum…
Jan 21
ReportsBlackRock — 2026 Thematic Outlook: Ethereum as Tokenization Beneficiary
BlackRock's 2026 Thematic Outlook, authored by Jay Jacobs, identifies tokenization as one of the year's defining mega-forces and names Ethereum…
Dec 15
ReportsGrayscale — 2026 Digital Asset Outlook: Dawn of the Institutional Era
Grayscale Research's 2026 outlook frames the year ahead as the dawn of an institutional era for digital assets, driven by…
Dec 11
ReportsThe Internet's Blueprint for Ethereum: A Trillion-Dollar Public Goods Valuation Framework
This report argues that Ethereum is fundamentally mispriced because markets value it as a for-profit company rather than as a…
Oct 15
ReportsUnderstanding the Implications of the Ethereum Gas Limit Increase
Executive Summary Context & Technical Background (Business-Relevant) Ethereum’s Road to Fusaka Ethereum’s scaling roadmap (often framed as the “Surge /…
Oct 09
ReportsEthereum’s Fusaka Upgrade: Scaling Smartly Without Sacrificing Decentralization
Ethereum’s roadmap has always been defined by a delicate balancing act: scaling for global use while remaining decentralized enough for…
Sep 15
ReportsWhere Is The Capital in Crypto? A Look at App Capital, a Durable Metric of Blockchain Adoption
Defining App Capital App Capital can be thought of as the economic mass of a blockchain’s application layer. It measures…
Aug 26
ReportsUnderstanding SCOPE: Synchronous Composability Protocol for Ethereum
What Is SCOPE? SCOPE, short for the Synchronous Composability Protocol for Ethereum, is a proposed minimalist, push-based protocol that enables…
Jul 02
ReportsEthereum Platform vs. ETH the Digital Asset: Understanding the Distinction
Ethereum is often referred to as a unified entity in headlines and casual conversation. Still, in reality, it encompasses two…
Jul 01
ReportsUnderstanding EIP-7732: Parallelization and Deterministic Execution in Ethereum
EIP-7732 proposes a significant architectural change to Ethereum by decoupling transaction ordering from execution to enable safe, deterministic parallel execution.…
Jun 21
ReportsWeb3SOC: A Transparency Framework for Ethereum’s Institutional Maturity
As decentralized finance (DeFi) matures and Ethereum continues to lead as the default settlement layer for on-chain applications, the ecosystem…
Jun 10
ReportsThe Ethereum Way: What Are Ethereum’s Core Values? – EMRC
Ethereum is more than a blockchain protocol, it is a living ecosystem governed by a distinct set of values. These…
Jun 07
ReportsTouring the Ethereum World in 102 Advanced Dashboards
A Summary of 102 Ethereum Dashboards Across the Ecosystem The Ethereum ecosystem thrives on transparency and innovation, as displayed by…
Jun 05
ReportsEthereum INTEROPERABILITY: Connecting the L1, L2s and Beyond – EMRC
Ethereum continues to advance its transformation, moving towards a modular architecture designed for global scalability. Central to this evolution is…
Jun 03
ReportsComparing Ethereum’s MEV-Boost Model to Jito-Solana- EMRC Research Note
How blockchain networks manage Miner/Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) is more than technical nuances. A comparison reveals deep philosophical, economic, and…
Jun 02
ReportsEthereum’s Fusaka Upgrade: Advancing Scalability, Efficiency, and Validator Coordination – EMRC
Ethereum, the world’s leading smart contract platform, is poised for a significant transformation with its upcoming Fusaka upgrade, anticipated in…
May 30
ReportsUnderstanding FOCIL – EMRC
FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists) is a proposed Ethereum upgrade (EIP-7805) that enhances censorship resistance by requiring validators to enforce…
May 29
ReportsPeerDAS: Ethereum’s Data Availability Breakthrough – EMRC
PeerDAS (Peer-to-Peer Data Availability Sampling) represents a major advancement in Ethereum’s ongoing scalability roadmap. It enables decentralized nodes, including lightweight…
May 24
ReportsUnderstanding the PECTRA Upgrade – EMRC
On May 7, 2025, Ethereum implemented the Pectra upgrade, its most significant overhaul since the 2022 Merge. This upgrade amalgamated…