EOS is renamed Vaulta. token upgraded to A: Trump family bets of $3 million. and Ethereum killer has plummeted 95%

EOS changed its name Vaulta: The Trump family bets for $3 million. Can Web3 banks rekindle the value of "Ethereum Killer"? ** A blockchain's seven-year itch and self-salvation**, falling from the ICO myth, and now it uses the East Wind of Web3 banks to try to make a comeback. On May 16, 2025, blockchain data monitoring platform Onchain Lens disclosed a news that shocked the crypto market: World Liberty Financial (WLFI)**, the DeFi project endorsed by the Trump family, purchased 3.63 million EOS** for US$3 million, with a unit price of US$0.825. The deal comes at a critical time when EOS announced its name change to Vaulta and its full transformation into Web3 banking. In just two months, this former "Ethereum killer" has completed the three-level jump in brand reshaping, token model reconstruction and institutional funding introduction. --- ### 01 The glory and cruel reality of the past: The seven-year history of EOS's rise and fall In 2017, EOS set a record of $4.2 billion in financing in the ICO craze, far exceeding the same period of projects. Founder Dan Larimer pushes EOS to the altar with a promise of "million-level TPS" and "zero handling fees". At its peak in 2018, the price of **EOS soared to US$23*, with a market value of ranks among the top five in the world. Supernode campaigns swept the community and were highly expected to be a "Ethereum killer". The technical bottleneck appears soon. The actual TPS peak is only about 4000, which is much lower than the promise of a million. The DPoS mechanism has been criticized for being over-centralized, with most of the 21 super nodes controlled by the exchange, and retail voting is in vain. The complex design of RAM and CPU in the resource model raises the developer threshold and the growth of ecological applications is weak. At the beginning of 2025, the market value of **EOS has shrunk to less than US$800 million, rankings slipped out of the top 100, with less than 50,000 active DApp users and a total locked value (TVL) of only US$174 million. The former star project has fallen to the edge of the market. ### 02 Jedi Transformation: Vaulta's Web3 Bank Breakthrough Strategy Facing the Survival Crisis, On March 18, 2025, the EOS Foundation announced that the project ** was renamed Vaulta and its strategy was shifted to Web3 Banking Services **, with the goal directly pointing to the integration of traditional finance and decentralized finance. #### Business reconstruction: from public chain to financial infrastructure - ** Crypto Asset Custody**: Joint Blockchain Insurance Inc. to launch digital asset insurance to enhance fund security 1 - **Payment and settlement system**: Develop low-cost, high-efficiency cross-border payment protocols to support the deployment of stablecoin USD1 - **Real World Assets (RWA) Tokenization**: Cooperate with Spirit Blockchain to realize on-chain mapping of real estate, stocks and other assets#### Technology upgrade: RAM market and Bitcoin ecosystem activation - **XRAM pledge mechanism**: Users pledge tokens to exchange for RAM resources, and share Gas fee sharing denominated in BTC. As of March 2025, some users have obtained considerable returns through this mechanism - **exSat Bitcoin expansion solution**: storing Bitcoin UTXO data through EOS RAM, improving BTC transaction speed and supporting DeFi applications. Data in March 2025 showed that exSat has locked 5,413 BTC, TVL reached US$587 million, becoming the new engine of the ecosystem#### Token Economic Model Revolution-** Destroy 80% of the future supply**, the total token cap is set to 2.1 billion-introduce the halving cycle once every four years, simulate the Bitcoin scarcity model-provides **17% annualized pledge yield**, which is far higher than Ethereum and Solana ### 03 Capital Signal: The Trump family’s entry and market reaction of WLFI’s $3 million investment is by no means an isolated event. There is a triple logic behind this action: - **Technical synergy value**:Vaulta's high throughput (1 second block output) and nearly zero transaction fee characteristics provide an ideal operating environment for WLFI's stablecoin USD1. Its RAM market can also optimize the execution efficiency of USD1 smart contracts - **Policy dividend capture**: Stablecoin legislation promoted by Trump in his second term (such as the GENIUS Act) and the "Strategic Crypto Reserve" plan create a window of compliance for Web3 banks. WLFI, as a Trump family-related project, investing in EOS is of political endorsement - **Low valuation arbitrage opportunity**: EOS price has been at a historical low below $0.8 for a long time, and news of V aulta's transformation has pushed it to soar 30% in a single day. If the Web3 banking narrative continues to ferment, there is a possibility that **Return to above $1.4** The market has voted with real money: On the day of the brand name change announcement, EOS prices soared by 15%; on April 1, the bear market rose by 30% against the trend, breaking through the $0.8 mark. ### 04 Risk Perspective: Three Mountains on the Road to Transformation Although the narrative is tempting, investors still need to be aware of potential risks: - **Technical Implementation Challenge**: Although the exSat solution locks in $587 million in BTC, the technical stability of its UTXO storage model has not yet been tested on large-scale applications. The risks of security vulnerabilities in cross-chain protocols always exist 2 - **Red Ocean Competition in the track**: Web3 There are already mature players such as Celo and Algorand in the banking field, and traditional financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase are also deploying on-chain settlement networks. Vaulta needs to prove its differential advantages - **Trust reconstruction puzzle**: Block.one's historical legacy issues are in the shadow of the shadow - Controversy of the 2019 SEC fine of $24 million and ICO funds being used to purchase Bitcoin, which makes the market doubtful about the team's execution - **Regulatory Reef**: WLFI investment is accompanied by conflicts of interest disputes (the Trump family potential profit of $400 million) may lead to scrutiny by the US SEC and cast a shadow on cooperation### 05 Investment decision-making framework: Opportunity capture and risk hedging strategy#### Short-term opportunity window (0-3 months) - **Token replacement arbitrage**: The 1:1 replacement of EOS→V aulta token launched on May 14, 2025 will last until September, and there will be arbitrage space. The transfer of old coins on the exchange needs to be completed before May 26 to avoid liquidity exhaustion - ** Event-driven volatility**: New token A will be launched on Binance on May 28, with the initial price volatility may exceed 30%, and high-frequency traders can capture band returns#### Medium- and long-term layout (6-12 months) - **Ecological pledge income**: The annualized pledge yield of 17% is at a high level in the current market, suitable for investors with medium risk tolerance - **RWA Growth Leverage**: If the real estate tokenization pilot is successful, it may attract traditional institutional funds and push up valuations - **Cross-chain collaborative bets**: If the BTC locked position of exSat exceeds 10,000 pieces, it will verify the value of its Bitcoin expansion plan and form fundamental support##### Risk hedging essentials- **Position control**: The allocation ratio should not exceed 10% of the crypto combination - **Stop loss discipline**: The price breaks by US$0.6 (strong technical support level) should be considered for stop loss - **Policy tracking**: Focus on the progress of US stablecoin legislation and the evolution of Hong Kong regulatory framework Encryption analyst Luke pointed out in the Onchain Lens report: **EOS's RAM market is quietly becoming the invisible pillar of ecological**. The BTC share income obtained by some users through XRAM staking has exceeded the value of the holding currency itself. --- Seven years ago, EOS wrote the most craziest footnote in crypto history with a $4.2 billion ICO; seven years later, it took off its "Ethereum Killer" robe and put on Vaulta's banker suit. The Trump family’s $3 million bet is not only a life-sustaining pill for the old public chain, but also a touchstone for the Web3 financial revolution. 3 When WLFI's capital flare crosses the night sky, the market will eventually verify: Is this the most difficult rebirth of a technological idealist, or another carefully arranged capital narrative in the encryption cycle**? 4