Analysis: Ethereum's price has fallen 60% from its 2025 high, but traditional financial institutions continue to bet on it.

DeepFlowTech · 2026-03-01T01:00:46+00:00

Despite the decline in ETH prices, traditional financial institutions continue to accelerate adoption of the Ethereum network, with activities accounting for 65% of the total locked value. Major institutions are launching on-chain projects, Vitalik Buterin is focusing on scalability and security, and ETH maintains a leading edge in institutional-level applications.

DeepFlowTech

2026-03-01 01:00:46

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 1 — According to Cointelegraph, despite ETH prices dropping 60% from their 2025 high and currently hovering around $1,959, traditional financial institutions are still accelerating adoption of the Ethereum network. Data shows that Ethereum and its Layer 2 networks account for 65% of the total value locked (TVL) market share, with the Ethereum mainnet holding 57%, approximately $52.4 billion.

Major financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and BlackRock have recently launched on-chain projects on Ethereum, including tokenized funds, dedicated Layer 2 scaling solutions, and bank-issued stablecoins. Ethereum holds a 68% market share in the real-world assets (RWA) sector.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is shifting focus to layer scaling and zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to ensure long-term on-chain efficiency and security. Although decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume has decreased by 55% over the past six months, Ethereum still maintains a first-mover advantage in institutional-level on-chain activity.

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