Oh, my beloved ETH! A tragicomedy on the blockchain

Ah, Ethereum, the cryptocurrency that promised a decentralized world and delivered… well, a network where gas fees sometimes exceed the value of your humble latte. What irony!

Let’s remember those days of euphoria, when ETH was the darling, the promise of a 3.0 internet full of revolutionary DApps and NFTs worth more than your apartment. We were legion! Novice investors, dreaming developers, and even your aunt from the village asking if it was a good time to "put in a few euros".

Then reality hit, like a cold bucket of water in the middle of a Venezuelan summer. Gas fees skyrocketed to the stratosphere, making it cost an arm and a leg to send a simple token. Memes quickly followed: tortoises moving at a snail's pace representing transactions, people selling a kidney to pay for gas, and Vitalik Buterin staring into the void with an expression that mixed brilliance and slight regret.

And don’t get me started on NFTs. Those blessed pixelated monkeys made us believe we were digital art collectors! We bought with the hope of becoming rich overnight, only to watch the value of our "masterpiece" plummet faster than avocado prices in peak season.

But it’s not all tears and gnashing of teeth. Ethereum has also gifted us epic moments. Who doesn’t remember "The Merge"? An event more anticipated than Baby Jesus! It promised to solve all our woes, lower fees, and make the network more eco-friendly. The hype was such that it seemed like...

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