Holding the currency validates blockchain transactions and protects the network itself. Eth 2.0 scientists expect sharding – a method of grouping ethereum holders together for transaction validation – to improve transaction speed on the network.
Interesting video about tethered and where it might be going from here.Some of this is over my head, but what I understand sounds good to me. Just another reason to buy ethereum and hold the coin. I think this one is going to be a winner in the long run, and what it looks like now, a winner in the short run.
Watch the video here...
https://www.coindesk.com/watch-vitalik-buterin-explains-the-new-tech-behind-eth-2-0