2025-12-31 01:28:52

Ethereum just hit a milestone—8.7 million new smart contracts deployed in Q4. That's not a small number. The growth was fueled by three major forces: tokenized real-world assets flooding onto the chain, stablecoin expansion, and a wave of infrastructure upgrades making everything faster and cheaper. This quarter marked a record, and it tells you something important about where crypto is heading. Ethereum's position as the global settlement layer isn't just hype anymore—it's backed by actual on-chain activity. The ecosystem is maturing in real time.

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ser_ngmi

· 5h ago

8.7 million contracts? Wow, that number is a bit outrageous.

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 5h ago

8.7 million smart contracts? This is what the real data says

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CascadingDipBuyer

· 5h ago

8.7 million contracts, really more than just a little bit --- RWA+ stablecoins combination, Ethereum has truly stabilized --- This round of infrastructure upgrades definitely feels different --- Haha, settlement layer is not just talk, on-chain data is right here --- Q4 results, finally not just bragging --- The ecosystem is growing, this direction is quite interesting --- Over 8 million, what a concept... this number is crazy --- Faster and cheaper, I only believe in these two words --- But could they all be junk contracts? What about the details? --- Mature but mature, are there any more pitfalls ahead?

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