The Absence of Large-Scale DApps on Ethereum: A Decade Later
As we approach the tenth anniversary of Ethereum's mainnet launch on July 30, 2025, it's evident that the blockchain has yet to deliver on its promise of hosting large-scale decentralized applications, or DApps, akin to mainstream platforms such as Amazon, eBay, or Facebook. The original vision of Ethereum's co-founder, Gavin Wood, and other industry pioneers like Joe Lubin, was to create a 'Web3…