Overview

• Spot ETH ETFs recorded $5.37 billion in net inflows during July, their strongest month since launching and driving Ether’s recent rally.
• BlackRock, JPMorgan and Visa have launched programmable finance initiatives on Ethereum, using smart contracts for tokenized assets and on-chain payments.
• Corporate treasuries and digital-asset firms have accumulated billions of dollars in ETH as part of broader balance-sheet strategies.
• Layer 2 networks such as Base (Coinbase) and Polygon now process the majority of transactions to relieve congestion and reduce fees.
• Ethereum Foundation leaders outline modular upgrades over the next decade aimed at enhancing scalability and realizing a ‘global computer’ vision.