Cryptocurrency prices have stagnated primarily due to the sell-off of Bitcoin and Ethereum by the 'big brothers' who have held these assets for a long time, driven by concerns over quantum computing. Meanwhile, speculative funds are shifting towards commodities like silver, which exhibit trading volatility comparable to meme coins. The influx of market leverage that began in October typically takes three to four months to materialize. At the same time, Ethereum is evolving towards a self-sustaining machine economy, with the new ERC-8004 protocol providing trustless agent operations for wallets. The Ethereum Foundation has also formed a dedicated team to build infrastructure resistant to quantum computing. The public company SharpLink has taken the lead by investing $170 million of treasury assets into institutional DeFi re-staking strategies, utilizing platforms like ConsenSys, Linea, EtherFi, and EigenLayer for custody, and has pledged nearly all of its Ethereum for staking to generate returns.
