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...down to breaking another all-time record.

June 2026 officially became the strongest month in Solana's history, with more than 3.8 billion transactions processed across the network.

Reaching this level of activity is significant because transaction volume remains one of the clearest indicators of how intensively a blockchain is being used. Behind every transaction are users interacting with applications, stablecoin transfers, DeFi activity, trading, payments, gaming, AI-driven protocols, and an expanding ecosystem of consumer products.

Solana has continued setting progressively higher activity records as the ecosystem has matured. Rather than relying on a single breakout event, growth has been supported by continuous improvements in network performance, developer tooling, infrastructure, liquidity, and application diversity.

As more sectors, including payments, tokenized assets, consumer apps, and AI - continue expanding on Solana, network utilization has followed the same trajectory. The result is an ecosystem processing billions of monthly transactions while continuing to attract new users and developers.

What do you think will be the biggest driver of Solana's next phase of growth: consumer applications, AI agents, DeFi, stablecoins, or RWAs?

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During Q2 2026, the network processed 203,851,942 transactions, setting a new all-time high for quarterly onchain activity.

This milestone is significant because transaction count remains one of the most reliable indicators of real network utilization.

What's particularly noteworthy is that this record comes more than a decade after Ethereum launched. As blockchain ecosystems mature, sustaining growth becomes increasingly difficult. Yet Ethereum continues to expand its activity despite an already massive user base and one of the largest application ecosystems in crypto.

The result also reflects years of continuous protocol improvements. Upgrades focused on scalability and data availability, combined with the rapid growth of Layer 2 networks, have allowed Ethereum to support significantly higher throughput while maintaining its role as the ecosystem's settlement layer.

A huge thank you to the developers, validators, builders, researchers, and millions of users who continue contributing to the network every day. Milestones like this are only possible because of the strength of the broader Ethereum community.

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During Q2 2026, the network processed 203,851,942 transactions, setting a new all-time high for quarterly onchain activity.

This milestone is significant because transaction count remains one of the most reliable indicators of real network utilization.

What's particularly noteworthy is that this record comes more than a decade after Ethereum launched. As blockchain ecosystems mature, sustaining growth becomes increasingly difficult. Yet Ethereum continues to expand its activity despite an already massive user base and one of the largest application ecosystems in crypto.

The result also reflects years of continuous protocol improvements. Upgrades focused on scalability and data availability, combined with the rapid growth of Layer 2 networks, have allowed Ethereum to support significantly higher throughput while maintaining its role as the ecosystem's settlement layer.

A huge thank you to the developers, validators, builders, researchers, and millions of users who continue contributing to the network every day. Milestones like this are only possible because of the strength of the broader Ethereum community.

Full post: https://x.com/everstake_pool/status/2072654585022361799

The latest data shows strong growth across nearly every major metric, suggesting that tokenized real-world assets are becoming an increasingly important part of the network.

Highlights from the past 30 days:

• $3.03B in distributed asset value (+13.2%)
• 290,481 RWA holders (+24.4%)
• $8.53B in RWA transfer volume (+120.5%)
• $15.77B in stablecoin market cap

Perhaps the most impressive figure is the transfer volume. A 120% monthly increase suggests that activity isn't just growing, it's accelerating.

Combined with a growing holder base and expanding asset value, the data points to increasing adoption of tokenized assets on Solana.

As always, one month doesn't define a long-term trend, but it's interesting to see how quickly the ecosystem has evolved from a relatively small market into a multi-billion-dollar RWA network.

What do you think is driving this growth? Institutional adoption, stablecoins, better infrastructure, or something else?

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A new proposal on Ethereum's research forum introduces the idea of "validator redirected revenue", a mechanism that would allow validators to redirect between 0% and 10% of their staking rewards toward funding developer tools, security research, public infrastructure, client development, and other ecosystem-wide initiatives.

The reasoning is simple: Ethereum benefits from countless contributors building software, maintaining clients, improving security, and supporting critical infrastructure. Yet much of this work relies on grants, donations, or funding from a small number of organizations.

Under the proposal, validators would signal how much of their rewards they are willing to contribute. If a majority supports a non-zero percentage, that rate could become mandatory across the network.

At current staking levels, a 5–10% contribution could generate roughly 50,000–70,000 ETH annually, potentially creating more than $120 million per year for ecosystem funding.

Supporters argue that validators are among the biggest beneficiaries of Ethereum's long-term success and therefore have strong incentives to support the network's development.

Critics point to potential risks, including validator coordination, governance capture, and the fact that staking operators may make funding decisions on behalf of ETH holders whose rewards are ultimately being redirected.

The proposal is still in its early discussion phase, but it raises an interesting question:

Should Ethereum fund public goods directly through staking rewards, or should ecosystem funding remain voluntary?

What are your thoughts, guys?

Source: CoinDesk

Former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps warned that the ecosystem could face a gradual funding challenge within the next several months if long-term support for core development is not addressed.

His main concern isn't about Ethereum's technology or adoption. Instead, it's about something less visible but equally important: funding the people building and maintaining the protocol itself.

According to Van Epps, Ethereum's ecosystem currently relies on funding for client teams, researchers, coordination groups, and other contributors responsible for the network's long-term development. As some existing funding programs come to an end and the Ethereum Foundation continues reducing spending over time, questions are emerging about how this work will be sustainably funded in the future.

One of the more interesting points he raised is that Ethereum has always tried to avoid becoming dependent on a single central organization. While that approach supports decentralization, it also creates challenges when it comes to coordinating ecosystem-wide funding.

Of course, this doesn't mean Ethereum is in immediate trouble. The network remains one of the largest and most active ecosystems in crypto, with strong developer participation, growing adoption, and ongoing scaling improvements.

As Ethereum continues to mature, should ecosystem funding remain largely decentralized, or does the industry need new long-term mechanisms to support critical public goods and protocol development?

The upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade has officially entered its final testing phase, bringing together a series of changes designed to dramatically expand Ethereum’s scalability and efficiency.

Among the most important upgrades:

• Gas limit target increased from 60M to 200M per block
• Throughput ambitions reaching up to 10,000 TPS
• Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) to reduce MEV-related centralization risks
• Block-Level Access Lists enabling more efficient and parallel transaction processing
• Potential fee reductions of up to 78.6%

The network is attempting to scale while preserving decentralization and security, a challenge few blockchains have managed to solve at scale.

If the current roadmap delivers as planned, Glamsterdam could fundamentally change how developers, users, rollups, and institutions interact with Ethereum.

We are living through a historic period for crypto infrastructure. Ethereum developers are working on upgrades that could reshape the network for the next decade.

It’s one of those narratives that appears almost every market cycle.

But when you look beyond headlines and check where builders are actually spending their time, the picture becomes much more interesting.

Ethereum continues to remain one of the strongest developer ecosystems globally, leading across regions:

• Europe — 39.9%
• Asia — 43.8%
• North America — 40.1%
• Africa — 49.4%
• South America — 44.2%

No matter where new crypto talent is coming from, Ethereum continues to attract a significant share of builders.

What’s especially interesting is not only Ethereum’s position, but how the global developer landscape itself is changing.

Asia has become one of the fastest-growing regions in crypto development.

Back in 2015, Asia represented only 11.9% of global crypto developers. Today, that number has grown to 30.4%.

The industry’s center of gravity is becoming more distributed, and a large part of the next generation of builders is emerging from new markets.

The trend is even stronger among newcomers:

Asia now accounts for 39.2% of new developers entering crypto, the highest share among regions.

India is another great example.

A decade ago, it represented only 1.1% of global crypto developers.

Today, it has grown to 12.6%, becoming one of the largest developer hubs in the industry, with Ethereum remaining the leading ecosystem there.

Developers usually follow opportunity, infrastructure, and long-term potential.

And right now, the data shows that Ethereum is still one of the main places where the next generation of crypto infrastructure is being built.

Because prices attract attention.

Builders create the future.

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1. March 2021 — $1,700 First major encounter during the early bull market expansion.
2. June 2021 — $1,700 Returned to the zone during the post-spring correction.
3. July 2021 — $1,700 Continued consolidating around the same level.
4. June 2022 — $1,700 Revisited it during the broader crypto downturn.
5. August 2022 — $1,700 Another touch before The Merge hype peaked.
6. September 2022 — $1,700 Came back again around The Merge itself.
7. February 2023 — $1,700 Reappeared during the recovery phase.
8. March 2023 — $1,700 Yet another interaction with the same range.
9. June 2023 — $1,700 Continued acting as a major pivot level.
10. August 2023 — $1,700 Returned during late-summer consolidation.
11. September 2023 — $1,700 Tested the level again.
12. October 2023 — $1,700 Another revisit before the next breakout attempt.
13. April 2025 — $1,700 The market came full circle once more.
14. February 2026 — $1,700 Still acting like a magnet for price action.
15. June 2026 — $1,700 And here we are again.

At this point, $1,700 almost feels less like a price and more like an old friend Ethereum keeps running into every few months.

Some traders see it as a major support and resistance zone. Others joke that ETH is slowly evolving into the world’s most volatile stablecoin.

But there’s a reason levels like this matter.

When a market repeatedly returns to the same price area across multiple years and cycles, it usually means buyers and sellers both recognize it as important. The longer that happens, the more psychologically significant the level becomes.

Whether ETH eventually breaks decisively above it or loses it for good, one thing is clear:

$1,700 has become one of the defining battlegrounds in Ethereum’s price history.

Back in September 2025, the validator exit queue peaked at ~2.67M ETH, the largest recorded waves of validators signaling an intention to leave the active set. At the time, it fueled a lot of speculation about whether long-term conviction in Ethereum was weakening.

Fast forward to today, and that same metric has effectively returned to zero.

What this suggests is not a simple narrative of “people leaving” or “people staying,” but something more nuanced: validator behavior tends to normalize once short-term stress, positioning shifts, or market volatility settles.

Over the past year, Ethereum has gone through multiple cycles of uncertainty, competing narratives, and constant scrutiny. Yet despite that, participation in staking has remained structurally strong.

It’s also important to separate sentiment from mechanics. Exit queues can spike for many reasons, liquidity needs, portfolio rebalancing, infrastructure changes, and don’t always translate into sustained disengagement from the network.

What matters more is the overall picture: Ethereum still secures the largest staking economies in crypto, with deeply distributed participation across validators and operators worldwide.

Markets will continue to generate narratives. That’s normal.

But on-chain behavior often tells a quieter story.

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One of the more interesting trends this year is how quickly activity on Solana has accelerated.

Since the beginning of 2026, transaction volume on the network has increased by approximately 148%. That's a substantial increase in usage over just a few months.

What stands out to me is that this growth has continued despite all the debates, criticism, and endless discussions that seem to surround Solana every cycle.

At some point, it becomes worth asking: what is actually driving these numbers?

Is it the growing stablecoin economy? DeFi activity? Consumer applications? Improved user experience? Or simply the fact that transactions remain fast and inexpensive for everyday users?

Whatever the reason, the network continues to process enormous amounts of activity. And while transaction count is never the only metric that matters, sustained growth over time usually signals that people are finding reasons to keep using a blockchain.

Communities often spend a lot of time arguing about narratives, but on-chain activity tells a different story. Networks that attract users, developers, and applications tend to generate measurable growth, and Solana has been doing exactly that throughout 2026.

You don't have to be a Solana maxi to acknowledge the progress. In the same way, you don't have to be bearish to ask tough questions about sustainability.

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When markets turn red, it's easy to focus only on price.

But some of the most important things happening in crypto have nothing to do with daily candles.

According to May's development activity data, Ethereum once again ranked as the leading ecosystem by developer activity, maintaining a notable lead over other major blockchain networks.

And honestly, that's what makes developer activity such an interesting metric.

Bull markets can attract attention, capital, and speculation. Bear markets are different. They tend to reveal which communities, teams, and ecosystems are genuinely committed to building for the long term.

While many people are watching short-term price movements, developers are doing something else entirely:

• improving infrastructure,
• shipping new features,
• researching scalability solutions,
• enhancing security,
• and preparing applications for the next wave of adoption.

These efforts rarely make headlines immediately, but they often shape the future of an ecosystem years before the market fully recognizes their impact.

This is one of the reasons Ethereum continues to stand out. The network's developer community remains one of the largest and most active in the industry, even during periods of uncertainty.

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We think, this could become a very important step for Ethereum’s long-term direction.

The idea behind Kohaku is pretty simple, instead of privacy being a complicated “extra feature,” it should gradually become part of the default user experience.

The SDK allows wallets and applications to integrate private transactions without forcing users to go through difficult setups or advanced configurations.

Right now, Kohaku already supports Railgun, and future integrations may include Tornado Cash and Privacy Pools.

What makes this interesting is the broader vision behind it.

For years, privacy on Ethereum has mostly existed at the application layer through separate tools and niche workflows. But according to the Ethereum Foundation, the long-term goal is much bigger: making privacy feel native and seamless across the ecosystem.

The organization also mentioned that more complete protocol-level privacy features are expected starting in 2026.

And honestly, this aligns closely with the direction Vitalik and other Ethereum researchers have been talking about recently:

• minimizing intermediaries,
• improving censorship resistance,
• and making Ethereum more resilient and user-protective by default.

At the same time, privacy in crypto always remains a complicated topic because ecosystems must balance:

• user protection,
• open access,
• compliance concerns,
• and decentralization.

Still, it’s clear that Ethereum continues pushing privacy much more aggressively than many people expected.

And honestly, one thing stands out very clearly:

Ethereum does not want to become “just another fast blockchain.”

According to Vitalik, the goal is not simply maximizing TPS or competing on raw speed alone. Instead, Ethereum wants to focus on something much deeper, building infrastructure that is:

• censorship-resistant,
• privacy-preserving,
• secure,
• open,
• and resilient against capture or centralized control.

He repeatedly emphasized that Ethereum should remain “deeply impressive” specifically in these dimensions, even if that path is harder.

Some of the directions he highlighted include:

• provably bug-free infrastructure through AI-assisted formal verification,
• stronger consensus guarantees,
• minimizing intermediaries,
• better privacy tooling,
• and reducing dependence on centralized services across the stack.

What’s also interesting is his description of the Ethereum Foundation itself.

Vitalik made it very clear that EF is not supposed to be the “center” of Ethereum. Instead, it should function as only one node among many within the ecosystem. He even mentioned that his own influence inside the organization is expected to decrease over time.

In many ways, this feels like Ethereum doubling down on its original philosophy rather than chasing short-term narratives.

And honestly, in a market where many chains increasingly optimize for speed, growth metrics, and aggressive expansion, Ethereum continuing to prioritize decentralization and credible neutrality creates a very different positioning.

Guys, should Ethereum stay highly “idealistic” and opinionated about decentralization/privacy, or should it focus more aggressively on competing with high-performance chains?

A major discussion has started around the future governance and funding structure of Ethereum.

Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist recently argued that Ethereum may need a completely new organization, one with its own funding base and stronger ability to influence long-term ecosystem development.

His core argument is that the Ethereum Foundation currently controls less than 0.1% of total ETH supply and does not meaningfully benefit from staking rewards or network fees. According to him, this limits the ecosystem’s ability to coordinate large-scale, long-term initiatives compared to other major networks or tech ecosystems.

The proposal is ambitious:

• create a new entity,
• capitalize it with at least $1 billion,
• and potentially fund it through staking-related income and other sustainable revenue streams.

Supporters of the idea argue that Ethereum’s ecosystem has become so large and strategically important that it may require stronger institutional coordination, especially around:

• infrastructure development,
• protocol research,
• ecosystem grants,
• security,
• and long-term competitiveness.

But critics immediately raised concerns.

Some community members worry that introducing a heavily funded centralized structure could slowly push Ethereum toward a more “corporate blockchain” model, something the ecosystem has historically tried to avoid.

And honestly, the debate itself is fascinating because it touches one of Ethereum’s biggest philosophical questions:

How do you scale coordination and long-term development without compromising decentralization?

As Ethereum grows into global-scale infrastructure, that balance may become increasingly difficult to maintain.

Curious what you guys think, would a large, well-funded organization strengthen Ethereum’s future, or create too much centralized influence over the ecosystem?

Source: https://x.com/dankrad/status/2057441946616930799

With over 535.6 billion transactions processed all-time, Solana now holds the largest transaction count among all Layer 1 blockchains, accounting for roughly 44.3% of total market activity.

That’s a massive share, especially when you consider how competitive the current L1 landscape is.

But this metric goes far beyond just “speed” or “low fees”.

Transaction volume at this scale typically reflects a combination of:

• real user activity
• application-level usage
• trading and DeFi flows
• stablecoin movement
• and the network’s ability to sustain continuous demand without congestion

In other words, it’s not just about throughput, it’s about ecosystem intensity over time.

What stands out is that this isn’t a short-term spike or isolated phase of growth. It’s a sustained accumulation of activity across years, suggesting that usage has become deeply embedded into how the ecosystem operates.

At the same time, the broader crypto landscape continues to evolve quickly. Other networks are scaling, experimenting with new architectures, and improving performance.

But when it comes to raw transaction activity and long-term usage patterns, Solana is increasingly separating itself from the rest of the market.

At this point, the conversation is shifting.

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Solana once again finished the week as the leading blockchain by average daily TPS, processing more than 1,216 transactions per second on average over the past seven days.

And honestly, it’s important to recognize that many ecosystems across the industry are making real progress right now. Scalability, execution efficiency, and user experience have improved significantly across multiple chains over the last few years.

But when it comes to sustained throughput at scale, Solana continues to stand out.

That’s what makes metrics like TPS interesting in the first place. It’s not just about theoretical capacity or benchmark numbers, it’s about maintaining high levels of activity consistently under real network conditions.

And week after week, Solana keeps showing that it can handle extremely large volumes of transactions while remaining fast and relatively inexpensive to use.

Of course, TPS alone doesn’t define the success of a blockchain. Ecosystem quality, decentralization, developer activity, security, and adoption all matter too.

Still, maintaining this level of throughput consistently is not easy, and it highlights the kind of infrastructure the network has been building toward for years.

At this point, Solana’s performance leadership no longer feels temporary, it’s becoming part of the network’s identity.

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“Solana is for AI” is starting to look less like a slogan and more like an actual trend.

Recently, agentic active senders across the ecosystem surged to nearly 192K, representing an impressive +645% increase in activity.

At the center of this growth is Solana, which currently leads the sector with around 126.8K active senders, significantly ahead of other ecosystems.

What makes this especially interesting is the speed of the transition.

Not long ago, most AI-agent activity on-chain looked experimental: small demos, isolated tools, and early testing environments. But over the past few weeks, the scale of interaction has started to feel much more real.

We’re now seeing:

• autonomous agents interacting on-chain,
• high-frequency activity,
• automated transactions,
• and increasing usage tied to actual infrastructure and applications.

And from a technical perspective, Solana’s architecture makes a lot of sense for this type of environment.

AI-driven systems require:

• fast execution,
• low transaction costs,
• and the ability to process huge amounts of activity without friction.

That combination is exactly where Solana tends to perform well.

Of course, the sector is still very early, and it’s impossible to know how large the AI-agent economy will eventually become. But current growth metrics suggest this is evolving beyond simple experimentation.

The infrastructure is already being actively used.

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A new open standard called Clear Signing has been introduced by a working group within the ecosystem of Ethereum, bringing together wallets, security firms, and infrastructure teams including Ethereum Foundation initiatives, MetaMask, Ledger, Trezor, WalletConnect, and others.

The goal is simple but critical: solve the problem of “blind signing”, when users approve transactions without fully understanding what they are signing.

This issue has been behind some of the largest exploits in crypto history. Attackers often don’t need to break protocols directly, they just trick users into approving malicious transactions that appear as unreadable or overly technical data.

Clear Signing aims to eliminate this weak point entirely.

The standard is built on the principle of WYSIWYS: “What You See Is What You Sign.” Instead of raw hex data or confusing contract calls, users will see clear, human-readable transaction details before approving anything.

The initiative introduces several key components:

• ERC-7730 structured transaction descriptions
• A shared registry for transaction explanations
• Independent verification of metadata accuracy
• Developer tools for wallet and dApp integration

One important design choice is decentralization of trust: anyone can propose transaction descriptions, but they are validated by independent auditors before wallets choose to display them.

The Ethereum Foundation’s “Trillion Dollar Security Initiative” is supporting the rollout, along with a new developer portal offering tooling in Rust and TypeScript.

In simple terms, this is about turning transaction approval from a technical guess into a readable, verifiable action.

And if widely adopted, it could significantly reduce one of the most persistent attack vectors in the ecosystem, human error at the moment of signing.

Throughout April, Ethereum maintained a clear lead in developer activity among major ecosystems, a signal that’s often overlooked during uncertain market conditions.

And honestly, every ecosystem deserves respect here. Building during periods of volatility and global uncertainty is not easy. Teams across the industry continue shipping products, improving infrastructure, and pushing innovation forward despite difficult conditions.

Still, Ethereum’s builder activity remains on another level.

What makes this important is that developer momentum tends to shape the future long before price reacts to it. Strong developer participation usually means:

• more experimentation
• faster infrastructure improvements
• stronger tooling
• and a continuously expanding ecosystem

Over time, these factors compound.

In many ways, sustained builder activity is one of the clearest indicators of long-term ecosystem health. Markets move in cycles, narratives constantly change, but developers are the ones actually building the next phase of the industry.

And Ethereum continues to attract a massive share of that activity.

That’s a major reason why the network keeps strengthening its position over time.

Believe in somETHing.

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