BlackRock&#8217;s staked Ethereum fund pulled in $155 million on its first day of 
trading — more than the firm&#8217;s own Bitcoin ETF managed at launch. That number 
tells one part of Ethereum&#8217;s story in early 2026. Related Reading: UK Slaps 
Sanctions On $20B Crypto Black Market Tied To Southeast Asia Scam Rings The 
other part is harder to spin: the token itself has dropped more than 55% from 
its August 2025 high of roughly $4,953, and it is still falling. A Network 
Busier Than Ever Daily active addresses on Ethereum climbed toward 2 million 
in February 2026, surpassing peaks recorded during the 2021 bull market, 
according to analytics firm CryptoQuant. Smart contract interactions now 
exceed 40 million per day, and 37 million ETH — close to 30% of total supply — 
sits locked in staking contracts. Those are not small numbers. They suggest a 
network that more people are actively using than at any point in its history. 
But price is not following. Ether has dropped roughly 30% over the past six 
months even as network activity hit record highs. Ethereum Mainnet active 
addresses are holding at ALL-TIME HIGH levels! 📈 3.64M weekly active 
addresses. 🔹 1 year ago: +97% growth to get here 🔹 4 weeks: +13% 🔹 Polygon PoS 
right behind at 2.84M 🔹 Base: 1.99M, Arbitrum: 785k Data via @growthepie_eth 
pic.twitter.com/7qcVV8vo2u — Leon Waidmann (@LeonWaidmann) March 26, 2026 
Analysts say capital flows and rising exchange deposits now explain ether&#8217;s 
price better than on-chain usage, a break from the tight relationship seen in 
prior bull markets. In 2018 and 2021, surging activity came with surging 
prices. That pattern no longer holds. Ethereum hosts approximately $162 
billion in stablecoin supply — about 52% of the global market — yet that 
activity has not translated into proportional value for ether itself. The 
blockchain is busy. Its native token is not benefiting the way it once did. 
Where The Money Is Going Part of the explanation lies in how Ethereum has 
changed. During the 2021 cycle, peak monthly fee revenue exceeded $500 million 
when virtually all activity occurred on Layer 1. Today, economic value 
increasingly flows to Layer 2 operators and sequencers rather than to ETH 
holders directly. Ethereum scaled. The asset did not capture the upside. 
Related Reading: Shiba Inu Under Pressure As Nearly 40B Netflow Surge Hits 
Exchanges Data from DefiLlama shows Ethereum generated roughly $10 million in 
transaction fees over the past 30 days, placing it third behind Tron at nearly 
$25 million and Solana at about $20 million. The base layer is losing fee 
share to rival networks even as total usage climbs. Supply data does offer a 
different signal. Exchange reserves have dropped to 16 million ETH — the 
lowest level ever recorded — down 30% from 23 million ETH in 2023. Roughly 7 
million ETH, worth around $13.7 billion, has been withdrawn from exchanges, 
with holders moving coins to cold storage and staking rather than positioning 
to sell. Less supply available on exchanges can reduce selling pressure over 
time, though it does not guarantee a price recovery. Featured image from 
Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Ethereum Sets User Record As Price Lags Far Behind Network Growth

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The Bitcoin price has been trading below $100,000 for months now, and there 
has been no attempt to reclaim this level. Even now, the price continues to 
trade more than 40% below its all-time high, as massive sell-offs continue to 
push the price down. Amid this widespread selling and negative macroeconomic 
factors, a crypto analyst has revealed when they expect the Bitcoin price to 
reach the $100,000 mark again before attempting a new all-time high. End Of 
Iran War Will Drive Bitcoin Price Back in February, the United States had 
apparently carried out coordinated strikes on the Iranian military, eventually 
leading to what is now known as the US-Iran war. This move affected financial 
markets across the globe, and Bitcoin was not left out. Even now, the 
cryptocurrency market continues to feel the impact of the conflict as inflows 
have slowed down. Related Reading: Ethereum Accumulation Map Reveals Price 
Roadmap To $20,000 This negative macroeconomic climate has put a damper on the 
Bitcoin price, and investors remain wary. While the war rages on, the 
expectation is that financial assets will continue to struggle, especially as 
oil prices rise. However, the real move is expected to come in the event of a 
ceasefire. According to a pseudonymous crypto analyst, who goes by 
@RoccobullboTTom on X (formerly Twitter), the Bitcoin price will surge when 
the US-Iran war ends. The analyst explains that this will be the catalyst that 
will eventually push the BTC price back above $100,000. But When Will BTC 
Reach A New ATH? The crypto analyst takes a look at past Bitcoin performances 
in the analysis. The first of these was when the Bitcoin price had done its 
initial run from the $15,000 low recorded in 2022. Then, there was the rapid 
rise from $49,000 to $104,000 that took place in 2024. Last but not least was 
the notable 2025 rally that took the Bitcoin price to $126,000 all-time high 
of $126,000 in 2026. Related Reading: Expert Analyst Says Bitcoin Expansion Is 
Over, It Won’t Rally Until This Is Over All of these bull runs have seen the 
Bitcoin price rise more than 100% from its previous levels in order to make 
new all-time highs. Taking this into account, the crypto analyst believes that 
the next bull run could take the Bitcoin price between $150,000 and $200,000. 
Nevertheless, all of these continue to hinge on the improvement of 
macroeconomic factors. Most notably, the end of the Iran war is likely to be 
the catalyst that puts the digital asset on the way to its new all-time highs. 
Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com

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