Ethereum 2025: Between Sharp Decline and Future Challenges
In 2025, Ethereum (ETH) experienced a significant decline, with its price dropping by nearly 51% throughout the year.
Based on information quoted from Beincrypto, this decline made Ethereum the worst-performing major cryptocurrency compared to Bitcoin (-5%), Solana (-25.5%), BNB (-13.5%), and even XRP, which rose by 1%.
This poor performance has sparked concerns about Ethereum’s future, especially as alternative chains like Solana and Base continue gaining momentum.
Solana now leads the sector in key on-chain metrics such as DEX volume, application revenue, and user activity, while Base is rapidly attracting developer interest.
- XRP: Between Falling Demand and Price Resilience
- Altcoins Worth Watching: Welcoming the End of April 2025
- Metaplanet’s Bold Strategy: Bitcoin Investment Amid Market Uncertainty
- Support from the Crypto World: When Trump’s Inauguration Becomes a Donation Magnet
- Behind the Scenes of Sniper: Price Manipulation in the Meme Coin World of Solana?
Liquidation Pressure and TVL Decline
Ethereum faces the threat of massive liquidations, with US$342 million at risk of being wiped out if the price falls below the US$1,200 support level.
Additionally, Ethereum’s Total Value Locked (TVL) has dropped 43% since December, indicating declining user confidence and reduced engagement in Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem.
Technical Analysis and Recovery Potential
From a technical analysis perspective, Ethereum is exhibiting downward momentum, with its price having fallen 70% from its all-time high.
However, there are signs of increasing momentum, with the RSI rising and EMA lines suggesting a potential breakout. The US$1,749 level becomes a key marker for a potential Ethereum price recovery.
Considering the factors above, Ethereum faces major challenges in maintaining its position in the crypto market.
Investors and market observers are advised to closely monitor Ethereum’s developments, particularly regarding the adoption of new technologies and its response to increasingly intense competition.
