In the first quarter of 2025, Ethereum ($ETH) leveraged #Fee_Halt, #Future_of_Ethereum, #Market_Recovery, #US_China_Tensions, and #BTCvsMarkets. After a collapse of 43% from $4,137 to $2,000, driven by Trump's initial 145% tariffs on China and opening $200M for Solana, ETH rose to $3,353.83, with a market cap of $404B. Trump halted the tariffs on April 9 by about 10% globally (excluding 125% for China), triggering a weekly gain of 29.61%, supported by ETF inflows of $1.29B and Fidelity purchases of $253.8M. The Pectra upgrade and 56% dominance in DeFi puts it at $5,000-$5,925 in the second quarter if $2,700 support is maintained.