Ethereum Q3 ends as strongest on record since 2016

Ethereum (ETH) ended Q3 with a gain of 66.55%, the largest percentage expansion in its ￰0￱ ETH did not break new all-time records, last quarter’s expansion reflected network usage and the growth of ￰1￱ (ETH) posted the largest percentage gains for Q3, 2025, adding 66.55% to its ￰2￱ last quarter was turbulent for ETH, sending the token to a new all-time high while retesting lower ranges of ￰3￱ September, ETH ended with a 5.73% net monthly loss, despite the multiple days of ￰4￱ had its most successful Q3 in history, adding 66.55% to its ￰5￱ last quarter saw peak on-chain trading, transactions, DeFi and stablecoin activity on Ethereum. |) stablecoins, lending, liquid staking, DEXs & RWAs 2) Tether, Aave, Circle, Lido & EigenLayer ￰6￱ — Token Terminal @ TOKEN2049 🇸🇬 (@tokenterminal) September 30, 2025 The fee-producing apps on Ethereum accelerated in Q3, with more diverse sources of ￰7￱ and Aave were among the strongest fee producers outside Tether and Circle, with added revenues from ￰8￱ issuers, liquid staking and DEXs were the top 3 types of fee-producing apps on Ethereum.

On-chain trading volumes also expanded gradually, with over $25B achieved as of September 22. Q3 was the most successful period for Ethereum on-chain trading for the whole of ￰9￱ up to $30,050 in trading rewards when you join Bybit today