Ethereum's network processed a record 200.4 million transactions in Q1 2026, a 43% increase from the previous quarter, with daily transactions often exceeding 2 million. Despite this growth, total fee revenue dropped 34% year-over-year due to upgrades that significantly lowered transaction costs, including the Dencun upgrade and blob transactions for Layer-2 networks. Stablecoins drive much of the transaction volume, reaching $8 trillion in transfers in Q4 2025. Meanwhile, Layer-2 solutions like Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism are capturing more transaction volume but return less fee revenue to Ethereum validators, raising questions about ETH's deflationary fee burn mechanism. Investors face a trade-off between record adoption and declining fee income, with Layer-2 tokens potentially offering better exposure to transaction growth.
The anticipated altseason, where altcoins outperform Bitcoin, has not occurred for over 260 days, marking a record delay. Bitcoin dominance remains above 55%, indicating capital is still concentrated in Bitcoin rather than rotating into altcoins. Ins...
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley strongly defends the economic value of Ethereum and Solana tokens amid skepticism about their utility in tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). He argues that doubting the importance of these native tokens repeats past ma...
Ethereum's price fell 3.5% to around $1,820 after failing to break the $2,000 resistance, impacted by weak Democratic support for the CLARITY Act and over $400 million in leveraged crypto liquidations. The bill's uncertain passage and rising U.S. Tre...
Cryptocurrency markets show a general decline with Bitcoin falling 1.73% to $63,044 and Ethereum dropping 2.63% to $1,833.83. Other major coins like Binance Coin and XRP also saw decreases, reflecting a cautious market sentiment. Stablecoins remain s...
Bitcoin fell from mid-$65,000s to low-$63,000s as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated, triggering a risk-off sentiment in markets. Over $180 million in Bitcoin futures liquidations occurred, mainly hitting long positions near th...
