According to a report issued by blockchain data analytics company “Messari” for the second quarter of 2021, the Ethereum network processed $2.5 trillion between April and June of this year.

. added a report “Messari” says that this represents growth of more than 65% on a quarterly basis and about 1500% on an annual basis.

The report also indicated that if the Ethereum network continues at the current pace, it may stabilize at the end of the year with a processing and settlement of $8 trillion.

Ryan Watkins, a researcher in the cryptocurrency market, stated that the biggest driver of this huge growth of Ethereum is due to the growth and activity of DeFi projects.

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In the second quarter of 2021, Ethereum settled $2.5 trillion in transactions.

This represents +65% quarterly and +1,490% annually, and puts Ethereum on track to settling $8 trillion in 2021. pic.twitter.com/w97YSdwIgo

– Ryan Watkins (@RyanWatkins_) July 14, 2021

Compared to the same quarter of 2020, when the DeFi sector started to emerge, $159 billion was settled on Ethereum alone.

Back in 2019 when the markets were still largely bearish, only $73 billion was settled on Ethereum.

Stable cryptocurrency activity on the rise:

Stable cryptocurrencies still make up about half of all processors and settlements for the second quarter of 2021 despite the decline in Ethereum’s ERC-20 benchmark-based settlements.

The “Messari” report notes that in the second quarter of 2021, the stablecoin monetary base reached over $107 billion, up 70% since the first quarter and over 800% year-over-year.

The biggest growth stablecoins in the second quarter were the USDC, BUSD and DAI stablecoins whose market shares grew to 23%, 9% and 5% respectively.

USDT is still the leading digital stablecoin in the market but its dominance is gradually eroding as competitors are gradually eating away at its share.

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According to report Transparency from Tether Corporation, the total supply of Tether is currently 62.4 billion, an increase of 197% since the beginning of the year.

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Of this total, less than half, or $30.9 billion, is on the ERC-20 standard for Ethereum.

The slightly larger number is on Tron, which has $32 billion.

Double the price of Ethereum:

Despite the positive numbers mentioned above, the price of Ethereum is still below the psychological level of $2000, as the Ethereum currency is trading at $1,917.

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