The cryptocurrency market has always been the focus of investors, with the future trend of Ethereum (ETH) being particularly noteworthy. Although we cannot accurately predict whether ETH will reach a high of $10,000 within two years, this goal is not out of reach in the long run.

In recent years, various emerging public chains have emerged, all trying to compete with Ethereum through unique selling points. However, it is worth noting that these emerging public chains still have limitations in carrying large amounts of funds. The main reason for this is that investors still have concerns about storing large assets on these chains.

This concern arises from the differences in the degree of decentralization. Although some users may not care much about this, systems that are not sufficiently decentralized struggle to ensure adequate security. Security is the core demand of blockchain technology; without security guarantees, other advantages such as performance, speed, or innovative gameplay become meaningless.

Let's draw on the traditional financial system to understand this. The reason banks and stock markets can attract a large amount of funds is that they have established relatively complete security mechanisms. Similarly, within the banking system, there are also differences in trust levels among banks of different sizes and countries, which explains why Swiss banks can attract more large deposits, while small village banks find it difficult to do so.

Returning to Ethereum, we see that it is constantly evolving. Although the current transaction speed has significantly improved, future upgrade plans will further optimize its performance. A large number of staking nodes ensure a sufficient level of decentralization, while layer two scaling solutions effectively reduce transaction costs.

It is worth emphasizing that, at present, there is no public chain in the market that can fully surpass Ethereum. Many competitors such as SOL, BNB, and TRX still largely draw on the design of Ethereum for their core technologies. Each blockchain network has its specific application scenarios and advantages, just like a food court with various different styles of restaurants. However, just as home-cooked dishes are always the most popular and hot pot restaurants often make the most profit, Ethereum is likely to maintain its dominant position in the foreseeable future.

A successful blockchain network needs to have a broad user base, high security, and sustained development momentum. Ethereum stands out in fierce competition thanks to these advantages. Although competitors continue to emerge, the level of decentralization and security of Ethereum remains difficult for other public chains to match. This is also why many investors and developers still have confidence in Ethereum, believing it has the potential to reach or even exceed the milestone of $10,000 in the future.