2025 is shaping up to be the year Ethereum finally tackles those pesky interoperability issues that have been a bit of a headache. We’re talking about cross-chain swaps and user-friendly updates like human-readable addresses—changes that promise to knit Ethereum’s scattered Layer 2s into a nicely woven digital tapestry.
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Hart Lambur, co-founder of Across, puts it plainly: “This isn’t just tech magic; it’s about bringing the Ethereum community back to its roots of a unified network.” Imagine moving your crypto around as easily as sending a text message. That’s the dream, and it’s just around the corner with upgrades rolling out in the next few weeks.
Ethereum Has Rolled Out Some New Standards
Here’s where it gets technical but interesting: Ethereum is rolling out some new standards called ERC-7683 and RIP-7755 that are all about making transactions across different Ethereum-based projects smoother and quicker. Jesse Pollack from Base is particularly excited about these, saying they’re a game changer for how we interact with blockchain apps.
Ethereum Aims for Smoother Swaps and Bigger Plans
The broader plan? Integrate systems like Polygon’s Agglayer, which aims to do for Ethereum what the internet did for computer networks. It’s about making everything work together seamlessly. Emmanuel Awosika from 2077 Collective explains it using geek speak about ‘ZK pessimistic proofs’ and shared bridges, but the takeaway is: trading and moving crypto is getting faster and less of a hassle.
As these features roll out, Ethereum is set to feel a lot more like a single, cohesive entity. At the time of writing, Ethereum is sitting at $2,720.47.
