Overview
- Social media sentiment around Ethereum has fallen to levels last seen before the 2025 surge, according to Santiment’s Brian Quinlivan.
- Ether trades near $3,099 per CoinGecko, roughly 36% below its Aug. 23 all‑time high after a marketwide pullback that followed the Oct. 10 liquidation event.
- Quinlivan points to accelerating network growth and increased attention on staking as constructive on‑chain trends.
- Broader market risk appetite remains muted, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index posting a ‘Fear’ reading of 29 on Sunday.
- Vitalik Buterin says PeerDAS from the Fusaka upgrade, zero‑knowledge proofs, and sharding should boost mainnet throughput, while layer‑2 networks will still be necessary for higher‑speed use cases.