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07/18 02:09

ETH as a Store of Value A recent report from Fide

ETH as a Store of Value

A recent report from Fidelity argues that blockchains like Ethereum are better understood as sovereign digital economies than Web2 platforms. Like an open economy, Ethereum allows anyone to consume or produce services, and ETH acts as a monetary base, coordinating decentralized participants.

Fidelity proposes using a GDP-like framework to measure blockchain economic activity, where “consumption” refers to protocol fees, “government” reflects the Ethereum Foundation’s spending, “investment” includes ETH staking and changes in decentralized exchange liquidity, and “net exports” cover value flows between blockchains, into the physical world via DePIN, and into traditional economies through the issuance of stablecoins. 

Fidelity analysts believe that in this paradigm, ETH serves as both a medium of exchange and a store of value. As the Ethereum ecosystem expands, so does the demand for ETH.  So far, the trend is backing up this thesis: according to Artemis, daily active Ethereum wallets have surpassed 2.5 million, and the number of transactions has reached an all-time high of around 19 million. Fidelity’s framework is applicable to most blockchains, offering TradFi an easier way to evaluate smart contract platforms, similar to how they came to understand Bitcoin. The choice of Ethereum, likely driven by its status as the most advanced blockchain economy, is a sign of growing institutional recognition of its potential.

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