Huge respect to @ethereumfndn for the EF Mandate — CROPS + seamless UX.
Let’s be honest - very few teams actually wants to build high-throughput consumer apps directly on @ethereum L1 anymore
Not because Ethereum is irrelevant but because the market rewards speed lower fees and better user experience - That is why more new projects are choosing @solana @base or @arbitrum for execution
Ethereum still wins where trust neutrality and asset issuance matter most but for high throughput apps like (prediction markets perp exchanges and mass consumer products) builders want chains that feel faster cheaper and more supportive
There is also a culture gap - Some ecosystems are aggressively helping builders win while Ethereum often sounds more focused on preservation than expansion
Censorship resistance privacy and decentralization matter deeply but builders also want clear product support distribution and growth
That is the tension:
> Big institutions may love Ethereum L1
> but smaller startups often do not want to build there "directly"
Ethereum is still the settlement layer
but it is no longer the obvious home for every app
That can change with Vara.eth (eth.vara.network) — an application platform on @ethereum that could unlock 1000s of consumer apps, best user experience, and the kind of realtime performance Ethereum L1 alone was never designed for
we can building high-performance applications on @ethereum L1 with real-time compute, parallel execution, and near-zero fees