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Are Layer 2 networks truly solving Ethereum’s scalability and gas fee problems?

$ETH Ethereum (ETH) price struggles below $2,200, facing mounting challenges as decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume on the network drops 34% in a week. The decline signals weakening demand for Ethereum-based DeFi, as rivals like Solana (SOL), Tron (TRX), and BNB Chain (BNB) make significant gains. Ethereum’s DeFi Activity Shrinks as BNB Chain Surges Ethereum's DEX volume fell 34% in the last seven days, impacting layer-2 solutions such as Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon. BNB Chain saw a 27% volume increase, while Canto surged 445%, highlighting shifting trader preferences. PancakeSwap (BNB Chain) overtook Uniswap (Ethereum) in total fees, signaling declining demand for ETH as transaction costs become less attractive. Ethereum’s leading DeFi protocols—Maverick Protocol and DODO—recorded 85% and 46% volume declines, respectively. Ethereum’s TVL Drops, ETH Futures Show Weak Demand While Ethereum remains the top blockchain in total value locked (TVL) at $47.2 billion, its 9% weekly decline has narrowed the gap with competitors. BNB Chain deposits increased 6% in the past week, while Ethereum’s key DeFi projects saw major losses: Stargate Finance TVL dropped 11% Maker deposits declined 9% Spark Finance saw a 6% reduction Ethereum futures premiums fell to a 3% annualized rate, the lowest in over a year, indicating waning bullish sentiment among traders. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $293 million in outflows since March 5, signaling diminished institutional interest. Ethereum faces increasing competition, particularly from Solana’s growing memecoin market and Tron’s dominance in stablecoins. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid’s new blockchain for perpetual futures trading further threatens Ethereum’s standing in the DeFi space. For Ethereum to regain investor confidence and market share, it must provide a competitive edge. The upcoming “Pectra” upgrade needs to drive sustainable adoption and improve scalability, or ETH risks losing further ground to rivals.

Solana Layer-2 Scaler Defies Crypto Market Slump, Surges 41% This Week Amid Multiple Exchange Listings A Solana (SOL) layer-2 scaling solution defied the wider crypto market slump and surged by more than 41% this week following a flurry of recent exchange listings. Solayer (LAYER) is a blockchain network designed for high throughput and near-zero latency. The network bills itself as “infinitely scalable” and is designed to handle 1 million transactions per second (TPS). Explains the project, “Solayer is a protocol for developers who want to enhance their decentralize application’s performance on Solana. It aims to increase the reliability of network access while reducing associated costs by up to 50x.” Solayer’s new native token, LAYER, is trading at $1.21 at time of writing, up from $0.857 one week ago. The 216th-ranked crypto asset by market cap is also up more than 18% in the past 24 hours .

Large ETH holders have been accumulating throughout late 2024 and into 2025, even as retail balances decline, data from Nansen shows. Even though Ethereum’s ( ETH ) price is down over 44% this year and trading around $1,900, some large investors are still adding to their holdings, according to on-chain data from Nansen shared with crypto.news. While smaller ETH holders have been reducing their balances, whales holding between 10,000 and 100,000 ETH have increased their holdings by over 12% in early 2025. “The 10k-100k segment saw over a 12% growth in 2025 alone on their total ETH balances whereas the 1k-10k segment saw a 3% increase in their holdings YTD.” Nansen At the same time, Ethereum’s network activity seems to have slowed, with median gas prices reportedly dropping nearly 50 times since early 2024, while some of the activity appears to have shifted to Solana ( SOL ) and layer-2 networks, the report suggests. Ethereum also faces growing competition, with Nansen saying that the network is “competing on all fronts and risks being a ‘jack of all trades but master of none’ when compared with BTC, SOL and TIA.” Despite accumulation from some whales, the broader trend remains uncertain as ETH leaves “much to be desired across many of the onchain metrics,” Nansen notes, adding that the asset has “severe underperformance on both the way up and the way down.” For ETH to reverse its long-term downtrend against BTC, “significant changes would need to occur,” analysts at Nansen claim, though it remains unclear whether any near-term catalyst could shift market sentiment.