Three Trends That Defined Crypto in Q2: An ETH Lead, a DEX Rise, and a Blockbuster IPO

- ETH price surged 36.4% from $1,805 to $2,488, outperforming BTC, SOL, XRP, and BNB
- Ethereum was the only top‑7 altcoin to gain dominance (+0.8 percentage points to 8.8%)
- The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization saw a big rebound in Q2, increasing by over $663.6 billion
CoinGecko’s 2025 Q2 Crypto Industry Report is out, and it shows some very interesting data regarding Ethereum and the rest of the industry. Mainly, ETH price surged 36.4% from $1,805 to $2,488, outperforming BTC, SOL, XRP, and BNB.
Additionally, Ethereum was the only top‑7 altcoin to gain dominance (+0.8 percentage points to 8.8%).
When it comes to transactions, Ethereum daily transactions rose from 1.2 million to 1.3 million, while gas fees dropped (down from a daily average of 6.9 to 3.5 Gwei).
As for Bitcoin, it soared past $100k, increasing its market dominance to 62.1%, up by 3 percentage points in Q2.
The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization saw a big rebound in Q2, increasing by over $663.6 billion, which represented a 24.0% surge to conclude the quarter at $3.5 trillion.
Nonetheless, even as the overall crypto market regained value, the daily …
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Three Trends That Defined Crypto in Q2: An ETH Lead, a DEX Rise, and a Blockbuster IPO

- ETH price surged 36.4% from $1,805 to $2,488, outperforming BTC, SOL, XRP, and BNB
- Ethereum was the only top‑7 altcoin to gain dominance (+0.8 percentage points to 8.8%)
- The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization saw a big rebound in Q2, increasing by over $663.6 billion
CoinGecko’s 2025 Q2 Crypto Industry Report is out, and it shows some very interesting data regarding Ethereum and the rest of the industry. Mainly, ETH price surged 36.4% from $1,805 to $2,488, outperforming BTC, SOL, XRP, and BNB.
Additionally, Ethereum was the only top‑7 altcoin to gain dominance (+0.8 percentage points to 8.8%).
When it comes to transactions, Ethereum daily transactions rose from 1.2 million to 1.3 million, while gas fees dropped (down from a daily average of 6.9 to 3.5 Gwei).
As for Bitcoin, it soared past $100k, increasing its market dominance to 62.1%, up by 3 percentage points in Q2.
The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization saw a big rebound in Q2, increasing by over $663.6 billion, which represented a 24.0% surge to conclude the quarter at $3.5 trillion.
Nonetheless, even as the overall crypto market regained value, the daily …
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