Bitwise CIO: If Ethereum can improve usability while retaining institutional qualifications, significant developments will come next year.

CoinVoice has recently learned that Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated on X: 'People's mental model of Ethereum is outdated. The general consensus is that Solana is cheap/simple/fun, while Ethereum is slow/clunky/expensive.'

But look at what’s happening in the field of AI agents. Some of the most exciting 'interesting' projects, like Clanker and Virtuals, are unfolding on Ethereum through Base. They feel like Solana projects, but they are not.

If Ethereum can retain its institutional qualifications while improving usability, then 2025 will indeed be a good year. This is the ongoing debate about Layer 2 networks. [Original link]