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Story: Ethereum Network Slows, Impacting ETH Price Outlook

By Pankaj K

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Burn Rate Falls, Supply Grows. Data from Ultrasound.money reveals that over 72,000 ETH, worth more than $130 million, have been…

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Where Are the Users Going?. Users aren’t disappearing entirely—they're just moving elsewhere.

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Is Ethereum Losing Its Edge?. Despite these setbacks, many experts argue that Ethereum's core fundamentals are still among the…

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Price Outlook: Between Pressure and Promise. Ethereum is trading at $1,834, down roughly 1% in the past 24 hours.

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What Comes Next for Ethereum?. Ethereum’s long-term outlook remains strong, bolstered by its massive developer ecosystem, high…

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Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is currently experiencing a noticeable drop in on-chain activity—a trend that’s beginning to affect its supply…

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Over the last few months, fewer users have been interacting with the Ethereum mainnet. This has led to a lower burn rate—the process that permanently removes ETH from…

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The reason? Fewer transactions. Ethereum’s burn mechanism, introduced with the EIP-1559 upgrade, relies on transaction volume to remove coins from circulation.

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According to Etherscan, Ethereum hit a yearly low in daily ETH burned on April 20, with the current burn rate down a staggering 95% compared to the start of the year.

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Layer-2 networks like Optimism and Arbitrum are drawing users with their cheaper fees and faster transactions. On April 30, the average transaction fee on Optimism was a mere $0.

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Additionally, the rise of alternative Layer-1 blockchains like Solana—fueled recently by cryptocurrency coin hype—has diverted attention away from Ethereum.

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Vincent Liu, Chief Investment Officer at Kronos Research, pointed out that Ethereum maintains the highest Total Value Locked (TVL) of any chain—currently around $368…

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Still, Liu noted that Ethereum has fallen behind in daily transaction fees collected, now ranking fifth behind Tron, Solana, HyperLiquid, Bitcoin, and BNB Chain.

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Temujin Louie, CEO of Wanchain, agrees that Ethereum is structurally sound, thanks to its post-Merge model that could make ETH deflationary—if on-chain activity picks up.

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Ethereum is trading at $1,834, down roughly 1% in the past 24 hours. However, technical indicators suggest there may be room for a breakout if bullish momentum continues.

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