2026: Ethereum's year according to Standard Chartered
Ethereum faces a huge shift. Network use hits record levels in early 2026. Fees drop sharp. Activity blasts off. This change may reshape blockchain's path.
Ethereum claims crypto's top spot. Banks kneel. Stablecoins follow suit.
Quick facts.
Ethereum logs 2.5 million daily transactions at rock-bottom fees. Staking surges. It lifts validator trust and network growth. Ethereum posts peak volumes with tiny fees. Daily average hits 2.5 million transactions. Activity soars to new heights. Gas fees fall to $0.15. They dip to $0.04 at times, says Etherscan.
Analysts all agree. Low costs meet high volume by design. The Fusaka update brings big changes like PeerDAS and more blob space from EIP-4844.
Rollups share data with ease. Scalability grows. Mainnet avoids overload.
Stablecoins fuel Ethereum's rise. They fill 35% to 40% of transactions, per Standard Chartered. USDT from Tether and USDC from Circle take charge.
Staking heats up. It signals trust in Ethereum. More than 36 million ETH sit staked now. That equals 30% of supply in play. Over 2.5 million ETH line up to join. Validator queues shrink to nothing. Users show real faith.
Vitalik Buterin pushes the community to stick to core values.
His call lands right as Ethereum turns from tech tool to daily chain. Stable payments flow. Fees stay low. New features pave the way for wide use.
Ethereum runs at peak efficiency. Use spreads far. Costs hit lows. If trends hold, it forms the base for steady digital money that's open and safe.