Ethereum (ETH)

Ethereum trades at $2,294.66, recovering 1.71% on the day but still down 0.78% weekly, reflecting ongoing consolidation as developers eye the next upgrade cycle. Its daily recovery is faster than the average altcoin's 0.9% gain, yet it lags behind #1 Bitcoin, which rose 2.47% in the same window. Despite the weekly dip, Ethereum's staking yield of 3.2% provides a tangible utility that outpaces the average passive return from top-10 assets, while its network processes over 1.1 million daily transactions at $0.15 average fee.