Dec 30, 2025
Research
Mainstream Ethereum Adoption Dashboard: ETFs, DATs, Stablecoins, RWAs, and Cross-Chain Competition (2024-2025)
By late 2025, Ethereum's mainstream adoption story had multiple pillars.
VEI Blog
VEI Blog
Research briefs and market notes on Ethereum (ETH), DeFi, stablecoins, rollups, tokenization, ETFs, and the Virtual Ethereum Index.
The VEI blog delivers research-grade analysis on Ethereum adoption, Ethereum DeFi liquidity, Layer 2 scaling, stablecoin settlement, tokenization, and institutional access. Every post ties back to the Virtual Ethereum Index framework.
Dec 30, 2025
Research
Tokenized Treasuries and On-Chain Money Funds: How RWA Tokenization Drives Ethereum Adoption
Real World Assets (RWA) are one of the most mainstream-friendly bridges between traditional finance and public blockchains.
Dec 16, 2025
Research
Visa, USDC, and Stablecoin Settlement: Ethereum's Mainstream Payments Narrative (2021-2025)
If you're looking for a *mainstream signal* that Ethereum isn't just for crypto traders, watch what payment giants do.
Dec 04, 2025
Research
DATs and Corporate Ethereum Strategy: Digital Asset Treasury Companies as a Mainstream Access Route
Mainstream adoption doesn't only happen through ETFs and exchanges.
Dec 03, 2025
Research
Proto-Danksharding to Twice-a-Year Forks: Dencun (2024), Pectra (2025), and Fusaka (Dec 2025)
To understand "Ethereum today," you have to understand a subtle shift in focus.
Oct 01, 2025
Research
Ethereum vs Solana for Mainstream Adoption: Fees, Throughput, Reliability, and Institutional Preferences
Ethereum and Solana are often framed as opposites in the smart contract platform market: Ethereum as the decentralized settlement layer with rollup scaling, and
Aug 31, 2025
Research
ETH vs Bitcoin for Institutions: Portfolio Roles, ETF Access, and the Tokenization Thesis
The mainstream investor question is simple: **why own ETH if you already own Bitcoin?** The answer depends on what you believe crypto is becoming.
Jun 30, 2025
Research
Ethereum Stablecoins and Programmable Dollars: USDC, USDT, and the Rails of Web3 Finance
When people talk about "crypto adoption," they often jump straight to ETFs or speculative trading.
Jan 15, 2025
Research
Spot Ether ETFs Arrive: Mainstream Brokerage Adoption, Fees, and What Changed on July 23, 2024
For many mainstream investors, the turning point for Ethereum wasn't a protocol upgrade--it was a ticker symbol inside a brokerage app.
Dec 31, 2023
Research
CME Ether Futures and the Institutional Derivatives Era: How TradFi Learned to Hedge ETH (2021-2023)
If spot ETFs are the *retail and wealth-management* on-ramp, regulated futures are often the *institutional* on-ramp.
Apr 12, 2023
Research
Withdrawals and the Rollup-Centric Roadmap: Shanghai to 2023
After the Merge, Ethereum had proven Proof of Stake could secure the network.
Sep 15, 2022
Research
Proof of Stake Delivered: The Merge and Post-Merge Ethereum (2022)
For years, Ethereum's plan to transition from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) was treated as both inevitable and impossible.
Dec 01, 2021
Research
Mainstream Moment: NFTs, EIP-1559, and Rollups Take Off (2021)
In **2021**, Ethereum became a cultural phenomenon.
Dec 31, 2020
Research
Regulated Ethereum Exposure Before Spot ETFs: Trusts, ETPs, and Early TradFi On-Ramps (2017-2020)
Mainstream adoption of Ethereum did **not** begin with spot ETFs.
Dec 01, 2020
Research
DeFi Ignites: 2020's Breakout Year and the Beacon Chain Genesis
If you want a single year where Ethereum's "world computer" thesis started to look like a real financial platform, **2020** is a strong candidate.
Dec 01, 2019
Research
Surviving the Winter: 2018-2019 Upgrades, Stablecoins, and Developer Maturity
After 2017's exuberance, Ethereum entered a tougher season.
Dec 01, 2017
Research
Scaling the Vision: Metropolis, ERC-20, and the 2017 Token Boom
If 2016 was Ethereum's trial by fire, **2017** was its coming-out party.
Jul 20, 2016
Research
From Homestead to The DAO: Ethereum's First Crisis and Fork (2016)
By early 2016, Ethereum had moved beyond its Frontier "developer preview" vibe.
Jul 30, 2015
Research
Frontier and the First Builders: Ethereum's 2015 Launch Era
Ethereum's history has clear "before and after" moments.
Aug 01, 2014
Research
The Birth of Ethereum: From Whitepaper to the 2014 Crowdsale
Ethereum didn't start as "a coin." It started as an argument: that blockchains could do more than move money.