Ethereum

ETH held on exchanges fell to 10.969% of total supply, the lowest level recorded, while Bitcoin stood at 14.767%, its lowest since 2018. On April 3, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation completed its 70,000 ETH staking goal after depositing 45,034 ETH in a single transaction. With staking yields cited at 2.7%–3.8% APY, the projected income is described as covering less than 5% of the Foundation’s historical operating budget.

On April 3, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation staked about 45,034 ETH, lifting its active validator total to nearly 69,500 ETH and leaving it just short of a 70,000 ETH target. The deposits were valued around $93 million at prices near $2,059, and the foundation estimates the program could produce $3.9–$5.4 million per year in staking income.

Charles Schwab says it will roll out direct spot trading for Bitcoin and Ether in the first half of 2026, extending access across roughly 46 million brokerage accounts. The firm, which manages nearly $12 trillion in client assets, plans to offer the service under "Schwab Crypto" via Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB, with an early-access waitlist already available.

Global X Management Company launched the Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF (EHCC) on April 2, 2026, aiming to make weekly income distributions by selling call options on Ether-related ETPs. The actively managed fund charges a 0.75% expense ratio and invests at least 80% of net assets in U.S.-listed spot and futures Ether ETPs, without holding ETH directly.

Vitalik Buterin sold about 17,196 ETH in 2026 under a pre-announced framework, with transactions split into smaller batches to keep activity visible on-chain. In the same period, Ethereum's largest holder was the ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract, which held more than 62 million ETH and represented validator deposits securing the network. Exchange and institutional wallets also ranked among the biggest pooled holders, while Buterin was still listed at about 224,000 ETH.

BlackRock reduced crypto exposure over the past week as its spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw about $320 million in combined outflows. Bitcoin-related withdrawals led the move at roughly $185.1 million across five trading sessions, while the ETHA Ethereum fund recorded about $134.9 million over the same span.

Ethereum’s staked supply is climbing as ETH consolidates around the $2k area, a setup some traders compare to Bitcoin’s 2020 supply-driven breakout. On-chain figures show the Ethereum Foundation added $93 million in staked ETH, while total staking reached 38.5 million ETH (about 31.67% of circulating supply). Supporters of the thesis argue that if risk-on conditions and large treasury buying return, ETH could shift from consolidation into a faster expansion phase.

Santiment’s Solana-ecosystem GitHub activity ranking over the past 30 days places Chainlink first at 239.8, well ahead of Solana at 91.07, while Jupiter and Swarms move higher month over month. Separately, Ethereum posted 707,267 failed transactions on March 22 out of 1.85 million total, with more than 35% failing. The figures highlight that high development activity and on-chain execution outcomes can move in different directions.

Crypto market sentiment remains heavily risk-off, with the Fear & Greed Index at 11 and the Altcoin Season Index at 38, signaling continued "Bitcoin Season" conditions. Data cited in the report says more than 36 million tokens exist and about 40% of altcoins are at or near all-time lows, while cumulative selling pressure has reached $209 billion over 13 months. Attention this weekend is described as concentrating on ETH, SOL, BTC and USDC as traders narrow focus to larger, more established networks.

A Google whitepaper sets a 2029 target for migrating away from today’s cryptography, warning that quantum advances could undermine widely used schemes. Computer scientist Guy Zyskind says blockchains should accelerate post-quantum moves such as lattice-based cryptography and encrypted mempools, but adds that upgrades cannot prevent quantum adversaries from decrypting historical on-chain data later.