#Ethpricepredition $ETH
Here’s the latest update on Ethereum (ETH) as of August 2, 2025:
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🚀 Network & Upgrades
The much‑anticipated Pectra upgrade (Prague‑Electra) successfully went live on May 7, 2025, bringing major enhancements: staking limits per validator expanded from 32 $ETH up to 2048 ETH, and wallet accounts can now leverage smart contract features (EIP‑7251, EIP‑7702) .
As part of improved protocol security, the Ethereum Foundation launched the "Trillion Dollar Security" initiative to oversee ecosystem-wide resilience, chaired by Fredrik Svantes and Josh Stark .
A draft proposal—EIP‑7922—seeks to replace Ethereum’s fixed per‑epoch validator exit cap with a dynamic model, potentially speeding up validator exits during demand spikes; it is still in draft stage .
📉 Financial & Market Developments
Recent fund inflows into spot ETH ETFs (e.g., BlackRock's ETHA, Fidelity, Grayscale) reached approximately $123.5 billion total, fueling market optimism; institutional investors are ramping up ETH corporate treasuries, including SharpLink Gaming, BitMine Immersion, and The Ether Machine .
Analysts forecast potential staking activation at ETFs by May but more likely by late 2025, pending full SEC approval .
According to the FT’s August 1 commentary, Ethereum celebrated its 10th anniversary, highlighting its enduring utility as infrastructure and its evolution from skepticism to institutional adoption .
📊 Network & Usage Trends
On-chain metrics show declining fee revenue from L2-derived blob transactions post-Dencun, which has reduced Ethereum’s primary revenue source significantly—blob fees have halved or worse compared to earlier peaks .
Validator infrastructure faces scaling constraints around 2.1 million validators; EIP‑7514 and EIP‑7251 aim to address this by consolidating validator duties and reducing network traffic .