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Ethereum (ETH) has once again climbed back toward the $3,300 level, a price zone it has repeatedly failed to hold over the past 60 days. This repeated rejection has raised concerns among market participants about whether Ethereum can establish a sustainable bullish trend heading into 2026.
Despite Ethereum’s continued technological upgrades and its dominant position in terms of total value locked (TVL), market sentiment remains cautious. Many traders question whether ETH has enough momentum to reclaim the $4,000 level in the near term, especially as broader crypto market conditions remain fragile.
Since November, Ether’s price action has closely mirrored the overall cryptocurrency market. The lack of upside momentum appears to be driven less by structural issues within Ethereum itself and more by a noticeable slowdown in decentralized application (DApp) usage across the ecosystem. Whether due to macroeconomic uncertainty or shifting investor risk appetite, ETH’s short-term upside continues to face limitations.
Ethereum Moves in Line With the Broader Market as DApp Activity Declines
Despite occasional bursts of optimism across the crypto market, on-chain activity paints a more cautious picture. Transaction volumes across decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have dropped sharply, signaling reduced user engagement.
According to data from DefiLlama, total DEX trading volume over the past two weeks reached $150.4 billion, representing a 55% decline from the all-time high of $340 billion recorded in January 2025. Ethereum’s own seven-day DEX volume currently sits near $9 billion, down significantly from the $27.8 billion peak seen in October 2025.
This 65% contraction in activity has pushed Ethereum network fees down to approximately $2.6 million, marking an 87% decrease compared to levels recorded just three months earlier. Nevertheless, Ethereum continues to dominate the DEX landscape, accounting for roughly 50% of total market share when including activity across major layer-2 networks such as Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon.
Institutional Confidence Remains, Despite Rising Competition
Ethereum’s leadership in total value locked continues to signal strong institutional preference, even as competing networks like Tron, Solana, and BNB Chain generate higher transaction fees. Critics argue that Ethereum has yet to fully capitalize on its smart contract deposit advantage, but this appears largely intentional, reflecting its long-term rollup-centric scaling strategy.
In contrast, Solana currently processes more transactions than the next ten largest networks combined. According to Nansen, Ethereum handled approximately 54.4 million transactions over the past 30 days, while the Base layer-2 network alone recorded over 600 million transactions during the same period. This highlights differing architectural philosophies, with Solana relying on high-throughput base-layer execution, while Ethereum emphasizes modular scalability.
Prolonged Price Weakness Poses Challenges for ETH-Focused Firms
The extended two-month period with ETH trading below $3,200 has created pressure for companies that raised capital or issued equity to build ETH reserves. For example, Bitmine Immersion (BMNR US) reportedly holds Ethereum worth $13.2 billion, yet its stock trades at a 9% discount to its underlying asset value, according to CoinGecko data.
At present, it remains unclear what catalyst could reignite strong upside momentum for Ether, especially as rival networks continue to offer comparable DApps with lower costs and faster execution through base-layer scalability.
Ethereum’s path back toward $4,000 and beyond will likely depend on a recovery in blockchain application demand and a renewed risk-on environment among crypto investors, particularly as uncertainty surrounding the US macroeconomic outlook persists.
This article is for informational purposes only and reflects personal market commentary. It does not constitute financial or investment advice. Readers should conduct their own research before making any investment decisions.
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Singapore-based Bitdeer has surpassed American miner MARA in terms of total computing power.
Singapore-based Bitdeer has become the largest Bitcoin miner, according to The Block. The publication noted that it surpassed the American company MARA in terms of computing power used to mine the leading cryptocurrency.
According to Bitdeer, at the end of 2025, the company's “total hashrate under management” was 71 EH/s (exahash per second). Of this, 55.2 EH/s was accounted for by the miner's own mining. MARA, which has been the industry leader in recent years, reports an “active hashrate” of 61.7 EH/s.
The publication notes that it is comparing Bitdeer's “total hashrate under management” with MARA's “active hashrate.” The company does not specify what share of the latter is accounted for by MARA's own capacity.
The global hashrate on January 14 is about 1020 EH/s, according to Hashrate Index. In total, Bitdeer and MARA's declared capacities account for about 13% of global mining, which is comparable to the total volume of Russian mining, estimated at 16%.
Bitdeer was founded by Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu, who separated it from the latter in 2020. The company is increasing its mining hashrate thanks to its proprietary chips and SEALMINER ASIC miners. In December 2025, Bitdeer earned 636 bitcoins with their help, which is four times more than the 145 BTC it mined in December 2024.
Singapore-based Bitdeer is expanding its infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing in parallel with mining. It is investing in construction projects at a minimum of eight sites in Canada, Ethiopia, and Norway, as well as in the US states of Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington.
MARA operates 18 data centers, which mainly use Bitmain's Antminer series mining equipment. MARA is also diversifying its business by moving into AI and mainly trying to store the bitcoins it mines.
MARA owns approximately 53,000 BTC, ranking second among public companies accumulating Bitcoin after Michael Saylor's Strategy, which has more than 687,000 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries. Bitdeer holds 1,900 BTC, ranking 35th in this rating.
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