The aftershock of the April Fool's joke hasn't passed yet; the circulating jokes can't change the unfortunate reality. Ethereum is like a board lying flat, without any reaction, just plummeting straight down.

In this round of the bull market, although altcoins as a whole performed poorly, only Ethereum is going in reverse.

When it broke 4000, you thought something big was coming; breaking the previous high was just a matter of minutes. Unexpectedly, that was just a common method of distributing chips at a high position. By the time you realized it, you were already trapped.

The identity of the second-in-command has given people too many fantasies. Everyone unhesitatingly chose the more approachable Ethereum over the noble Bitcoin, but overlooked a verified eight-character maxim:

Stability comes first, focus on value, not speculation.

Ethereum is also meant to be used, not just for speculation.

Five years ago, if you bought 10,000 dollars of Ethereum, you still haven't lost money now. Compared to other E-starting coins, it's simply too conscientious.

Even pulling the timeline back from 2018 to 2025, after 7 years, Ethereum's price is as solid as a rock, perfectly confirming this point.

Many people only know how to criticize Ethereum for being weak, even when OM plummeted 90%, they didn't forget to step on Ethereum, but forgot that Ethereum's fundamental function is to be used, not speculated on.

Once, Orange said that Ethereum is a good chain, but it's not a good coin.

From exchanges copying Ethereum to fill the puzzle of DEX, to various layers sucking blood and draining Ethereum.

Ethereum has nurtured the cornerstone of the industry, just like a mother spider, after feeding her children, she was eaten by them.

Some say it's all Vitalik's fault for being ineffective, all he knows is to flirt with girls. If not flirting, he's learning to meow, acting like a fool every day.

Hehe, back when Ethereum was at 4000, people called it V God, now they call it Little V or even V Dog, writing jokes about it every day, even saying that Ethereum never disappoints in letting people down.

And the trapped Ethereum holders, including me, have all become the E guards in the mouths of joke-tellers.

We are just holding Ethereum; isn't that a crime? Some even mock us, saying that no matter what sins we committed in our past lives, buying Ethereum clears them.

You say Ethereum has no contribution at all?

Orange disagrees; at least in this round, Ethereum's transaction fees are already lower than TRON's. Isn't that a real benefit for us Ethereum users?

As for the price of the coins, to be honest, I don't see any good changes in the short term. With such a forced situation, even the Trump family would have to cut losses, let alone small retail investors like us.

You ask if Vitalik is worried about Ethereum dropping like this?

People say, I don't look; as long as I don't look, I haven't lost.

The same reasoning applies; as long as you haven't sold, you haven't lost.

So when will Ethereum break the previous high? This is obviously a good question. I just hope we don't end up waiting another 45 years like in the picture below.

I am Orange, founder of the Web3 Oasis, and expert in recovering crypto assets.