10 years on, Ethereum still divides the internet – ‘But ETH never stops’
ETH derivatives data has rapidly surged in recent weeks.
Key takeaways
Ethereum is celebrating nonstop uptime, but not everyone’s celebrating. Even now, the community debates around scalability and decentralization continue to heat up.
While the Ethereum [ETH] Foundation celebrates a decade of uninterrupted uptime, the community seems to be in chaos.
Derivatives data shows a clear surge in market activity — but, as usual, not everyone’s in a partying mood. On social media, critics are questioning Ethereum’s scalability, decentralization, and long-term vision.
With bullish market signals on one hand, and a wave of skepticism on the other, welcome to Ethereum at 10.
The chain that never sleeps
As Ethereum marks its 10th anniversary, one detail stands out: the network has operated continuously for a decade without a single pause or scheduled downtime.
In contrast, centralized services like Facebook, AWS, and Cloudflare have all experienced notable outages in recent years.
A viral post by Ethereum Foundation and Optimism contributor Binji highlighted this contrast, noting,
“… but ethereum never stops, not through forks, crashes, bubbles, lawsuits, hacks, wars, and every kind of drama the internet can throw at it. and it’s not thanks to a CEO or a hotline.
it’s not because someone saved it. it’s because we all did.”
