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Ethereum’s Year in Summary: Slowing Activity, Sliding Fees and Hungry Rivals
Ethereum entered 2025 as the leading smart‑contract platform, but by mid‑year its dominance was under pressure from both market forces and emerging competitors. Several metrics illustrate just how stark the slowdown has been. Network usage declines and fee collapse A research note circulated among traders in late 2025 found that… Read ⇢
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Institutional Capital Rotates: Why Solana Is Pulling Money While Bitcoin & Ethereum Bleed
Institutional flows are signaling a clear shift in crypto capital allocation. While Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate headlines, the real story lies in the gradual but steady rotation toward Solana. Here’s a breakdown of the data, drivers, and implications. The Data: Flows Tell the Story These metrics show a… Read ⇢
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The Quiet Freeze: Solana’s Active Addresses Hit a 12-Month Low as Memecoin Hype Cools
While the global crypto market hums along in low gear, Solana’s internal engine is showing signs of a deep breath. The number of active addresses on the Solana blockchain has fallen to roughly 3.3 million, the lowest level in nearly a year and a sharp drop from its January peak… Read ⇢
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From L1 to L2: How Dencun Made Ethereum Affordable Again
In early 2024, Ethereum underwent a quiet revolution. The Dencun upgrade, most notably EIP-4844, didn’t just tweak the protocol. It changed the economics of using Ethereum. For the first time in years, regular users could swap tokens, mint NFTs, or send transactions without paying more in gas than the transaction… Read ⇢
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Ethereum vs. Its Own L2s: Who Really Runs the Show?
Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap has enabled unprecedented scale, but with it comes a new question: Are users trusting Ethereum, or are they trusting a company running an L2? This article explores the centralization risks across Ethereum’s major Layer 2 rollups: who controls upgrades, who operates sequencers, and what escape hatches users… Read ⇢
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Bitcoin’s Post-Halving Liquidity Crunch: Who’s Accumulating the Supply?
Exchange balances continue to decline, with Bitcoin increasingly moving into long-term storage post-halving. Read ⇢
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