Ethereum’s world computer dream choked at 15 TPS. Scaling only happened when it stopped doing everything itself. The Merger made Ethereum clean but didn’t make it fast. Layer-2s now carry the weight.

80 years ago, ENIAC was presented to the world. Not the first, but the most important computer of its time.

When Ethereum launched on July 30, 2015, it set out to be more than just another cryptocurrency. It aimed to expand the boundaries of blockchain technology itself. While Bitcoin became digital gold, ...