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ChainCatcher reported that in response to the community's suggestion that "Ethereum should eventually, like BTC, have its development stopped/closed at some point, or at least minimized maintenance," Vitalik replied, "I actually agree with this view. I support gradually ossifying the protocol, and after short-term scaling, streamlining Ethereum, and clearing technical debt are completed, I believe we should take a more cautious approach to major protocol changes."

Jinse Finance reported that, according to DeFiLlama data, more than $3.3 billion was raised by 77 cryptocurrency companies in September, bringing the total amount of cryptocurrency company financing since 2025 to over $17 billion, which is more than $7 billion higher than the total financing amount for the entire year of 2024. Analysts indicate that the investment growth rate in this sector continues to accelerate. PitchBook predicts that the industry's financing will reach $18 billion this year. Investors from Galaxy Ventures and Codebase expect the financing amount to be even higher, believing that funds invested in the industry in 2025 will exceed $25 billion. The following are the cryptocurrency companies with the highest financing amounts in September: Figure Technology: Raised $787.5 million in its Nasdaq debut, with a valuation of $5.3 billion; focuses on blockchain lending and trading, has issued loans exceeding $16 billion, and is expanding into crypto-collateralized loans and digital asset trading; An exchange: Completed a $500 million financing round, with a valuation of $15 billion; listing plans are not yet clear, and the funds will be used to acquire Ninja Trade; Rapyd: Completed a $500 million Series F financing round, with investors including BlackRock, Fidelity, General Catalyst, and Dragoneer; the funds will be used to enhance platform liquidity, crypto services, and custody solutions, as well as to prepare Web3 products that connect digital assets with traditional finance.