The Ethereum blockchain network is on track to settle over $1 trillion worth of transactions in 2020. According to the data from Messari and CoinMetrics, the network settled $989 billion in value year-to-date. Julien Bouteloup, a decentralized finance (DeFi) security auditor and developer, said: “Ethereum is now the dominant settlement layer in crypto and is on pace to settle over $1 trillion in 2020. ETH took over BTC in no time.” Comparing Ethereum to Bitcoin is difficult because the latter is a store of value and a currency. In contrast, Ethereum is a smart contracts blockchain protocol that processes many types of data alongside transactions. Still, the data shows the rapid growth rate of Ethereum and the impact of DeFi on smart contract blockchains.
NewsBTC, 10/26/2020 10:00:22