Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said ETH could serve as a store of value during high inflation and economic instability. He cited its use as collateral, its role in the Ethereum ecosystem, and features such as censorship resistance and programmability. He acknowledged that part of ETH’s current monetary premium is speculative and that Ethereum’s ecosystem has not yet reached its full potential for mass adoption.
Lubin said ETH can become deflationary when network activity is high because some transaction fees are burned. He forecast that ETH would gain protection against quantum threats and artificial intelligence by the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028.
