Ethereum: The Foundational Infrastructure for the Digital Economy
- Elias Zeekeh, MBA, CPA, CMA
- Sep 30
- 8 min read

Research Report | September 2025
Axum Group of Companies - Investment Research Division
Executive Summary
Ethereum stands as the world's premier blockchain platform for decentralized applications and smart contracts, establishing itself as the foundational infrastructure for the emerging digital economy. With over a decade of continuous development and innovation, Ethereum has evolved from an experimental blockchain into a mature, institutional-grade settlement layer that powers the majority of decentralized finance, serves as the backbone for stablecoins, and enables tokenization of real-world assets.