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Ethereum price continues to move sideways even as its on-chain activity surges, highlighting a growing divergence between network fundamentals and short-term market performance. Summary Data from CryptoQuant shows Ethereum’s active addresses reaching near-record levels, signaling growing participation across DeFi, stablecoins and smart-contract interactions. Rising on-chain usage suggests strengthening fundamentals for Ethereum despite mixed price performance in recent weeks. $ETH is trading around $2,020, with $2,207 (50-day SMA) acting as the next resistance while $1,950–$2,000 remains a crucial support zone for traders. According to analysis from CryptoQuant, the number of active Ethereum ($ETH) addresses has climbed to some of the highest…

Crypto exchange Kraken has become the latest company to heed calls from US President Donald Trump to support his “Trump Accounts,” a savings plan aimed at American children under the age of 18. The move was first announced by Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis on Monday, with the Republican official stating that Kraken would provide funding toward all Trump Accounts created for newborns in the state of Wyoming. “Grateful to Kraken for their commitment to Wyoming’s next generation and to the Cowboy State’s economic future,” she said. Kraken’s co-CEO Dave Ripley said the firm chose to support Trump Accounts in Wyoming…

Apex Group’s Tokeny and Polygon Labs are launching T-REX Ledger, a compliance-focused blockchain designed to help regulated tokenized assets move across networks without repeating investor checks and transfer restrictions. In a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph, the project said it targets a key friction point in tokenized markets. ERC-3643 is an Ethereum-based token standard for permissioned tokens representing real-world assets that can support compliant issuance of RWAs, but identity checks, eligibility rules and transfer restrictions often remain fragmented when the same asset is distributed across multiple blockchains. T-REX Ledger is being pitched as a shared compliance layer that other chains…

Arkham reveals that a mysterious whale has made a large Ethereum bet by purchasing a staggering amount of $ETH on Kraken. By its size, the purchase is comparable to the recent acquisition of Ethereum made by Tom Lee’s treasury company, Bitmine. Meanwhile, Ethereum has somewhat moved down, still struggling to hold above the psychologically important $2,000 line. The good news is that Ethereum has hit a peak of on-chain activity, reaching new all-time highs and surpassing even those seen in 2021. However, it does not help to lift the price. Ethereum whale scoops up $100 million $ETH According to Arkham,…

Jake Claver, CEO of Digital Ascension Group, has explained how wealthy investors use assets like $XRP not for sale, but as collateral to unlock liquidity while preserving long-term upside. In a recent post on X, Claver stated: “The wealthy don’t usually sell their assets; they borrow against them instead.” He argued that the same strategy commonly used with real estate and equities can also apply to digital assets such as Bitcoin and $XRP. Key Points Wealthy investors use $XRP as collateral to unlock cash without selling and losing future upside. Borrowing against crypto avoids taxes and keeps investors exposed to…

A new Bitcoin-based finance protocol called Hashi has been introduced on the Sui blockchain, with early participation commitments from crypto institutions including BitGo, Bullish and FalconX ahead of its planned launch later this year. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Hashi is designed to let Bitcoin holders earn yield on native Bitcoin ($BTC) through onchain lending and borrowing, targeting a segment that currently represents a small share of Bitcoin’s overall market. The protocol, developed primarily by Mysten Labs, the core contributor to the Sui blockchain, will initially focus on $BTC-backed lending, allowing users to borrow stablecoins against their holdings…

Tokenized real-world assets (RWA) have bucked the broader market downturn. The total on-chain distributed RWA value has nearly quadrupled over the past year. Despite growing competition from Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH) continues to dominate the sector, accounting for more than half the market share. RWA Growth Accelerates Despite Market Downturn According to data from RWA.xyz, the value of distributed RWAs reached an all-time high of $26.7 billion in March. At the time of writing, the figure stood slightly lower at $26.6 billion, up 309% from $6.5 billion a year ago. Distributed RWA Value. Source: RWA.xyz This sharp expansion is particularly…

A global survey commissioned by BVNK and conducted by YouGov found that 39% of crypto users and prospective users across 15 countries receive income in stablecoins, while 27% use them for everyday payments, citing lower fees and faster cross-border transfers as key drivers. The survey of 4,658 respondents, conducted online in September and October 2025 among adults who currently hold or plan to acquire cryptocurrency, found that stablecoin users hold an average of about $200 in their wallets globally, though holdings in high-income economies average around $1,000. It also found that 77% of respondents would open a stablecoin wallet with…

Decentralized finance has seen massive transformation in the last year with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence being more integrated and deeper into cross-chain liquidity. Recently, AlloX made an announcement regarding a partnership with SWFT Blockchain that will strengthen the AlloX Ecosystem by providing opportunities for new bridges connecting advanced AI-based asset management capabilities and the requirement for smooth multi-chain interconnectivity around the world. Integrating $SWFTC into AlloX’s user interface gives AlloX users enhanced efficiency in allocating capital among multiple digital asset classes. It does this by utilizing the latest information from current trends in both markets and technologies. Bridging the…

Ethereum has been trading sideways for weeks, unable to generate meaningful upside despite elevated network activity. Price action remains compressed, caught between stubborn resistance and fragile support. Beneath the surface, however, a striking divergence between usage and price performance reveals a more complex and concerning story for $ETH holders. Ethereum Reaches Highs But Fails To Retain It Ethereum’s network activity reached historic levels earlier this year. Active addresses peaked at 836,000 in early February, surpassing the previous record of 644,000 set during the 2021 bull market. This milestone confirmed that participation in the current cycle exceeded even the most euphoric…