This may be the perfect time to look into the best ERC-20 tokens to buy before Ethereum goes 10x, which is what Vitalik Buterin hinted at recently.
One of the main problems? Network congestion during high-traffic periods, which results in subpar speeds and steep fees.
According to Buterin, 2026 will be Ethereum’s year.
Buterin believes that Ethereum is at a turning point to increase its performance and productivity tenfold, and that its native token could surge in 2026:
‘In general, I do think there’s a lot of room to scale safely. My view is that generally we should scale L1 by about 10x over the next year and a bit.’
—Vitalik Buterin, ETHGlobal Prague Conference
But while a Layer-2 upgrade could do Ethereum a lot of good in terms of performance, it would also come with a major downfall in the network’s projected market capitalization.
According to Matthew Sigel, Ethereum could lose trillions in market cap if, when adopting its Layer-2 upgrade, it fails to balance its fundamentals. This could cause the projected $ETH price of $22K by 2030 to fall more in the ballpark of $7.3K, a cut of 67%.
That being said, Sigel does recognize that changes are needed:
‘But I do agree that the changing fundamentals suggest a model update is in order. […] However, our original model assumed a 90:10 split on transaction revenue between Ethereum and L2s.
The actuals are currently 10:90 in favor of L2s (past 4 months of data). This is a major change and shows L2s are taking more value from Ethereum.’
—Matthew Sigel, X Post
This announcement comes in the context of Ethereum laying off staff during the restructuring of its Research and Development department to address criticism linked to the network’s poor performance.
With Ethereum making big steps in the right direction, we’re already seeing increased investor confidence and interest, as $ETH has been in recovery mode over the past month.
Here are three of the most promising crypto projects in 2025.
Solaxy aims to achieve that via off-chain transaction processing, delivering ultra-low latency, infinite scalability, and near-instant execution, even in high-traffic environments.
$SOLX’s presale is nearing the end, with a little over 13 days left until completion. This means the window for buying $SOLX at its presale price of $0.001744 is closing fast.
An additional $BTCBULL airdrop, consisting of 10% of the total token supply, awaits holders when Bitcoin reaches the $250K threshold.
With upcoming airdrops and a token burn mechanism detailed in its roadmap, BTC Bull Token shows great long-term potential.
The presale is hot, having accumulated over $6.7M since its start, and is currently in its final 27 days.
The project relies on a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) for governance, allowing investors to decide the project’s development route.
This means that $CDR could represent a great find for opportunistic investors who want to capitalize on the post-launch surge that many new listings experience.
While Buterin predicts a 10x for Ethereum by the end of 2026, 2025 may not be a bad year either. $ETH is already up in charts by roughly 42% over the past month, showing sustained growth and consolidation.
As expected, this will drive investor interest, which will also reflect onto the crypto market as a whole and the best ERC-20 tokens.
Remember, this isn’t financial advice. Always DYOR (Do Your Own Research), invest wisely, and protect your capital with good risk management strategies.
