Ethereum Active Addresses Near All-Time High Despite Price Plunge

On-chain data shows the Active Addresses indicator has shot up for Ethereum even as the cryptocurrency’s price has witnessed a drawdown.

Ethereum Network Activity Has Surged Recently

In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest trend in the 100-day moving average (MA) of the Ethereum Active Addresses. This metric measures the total number of wallets that are coming online on the blockchain every day. An address is said to be “online” when it participates in some kind of transaction activity (whether as a sender or receiver), so the Active Addresses basically tracks the daily amount of wallets making at least one transfer.

When the value of the indicator rises, it means a higher number of users are becoming involved in network activity. Such a trend suggests trading interest in the cryptocurrency is going up. On the other hand, the metric witnessing a decline implies attention may be moving away from the blockchain as a fewer amount of addresses are making transactions.

Now, here is the chart shared by Maartunn that shows the trend in the 100-day MA of the Ethereum Active Addresses over the last decade:

As displayed in the above graph, the 100-day MA Ethereum Active Addresses registered a decline in the last quarter of 2025 as the cryptocurrency’s price went through a bearish shift. Investor excitement tends to die as bullish momentum disappears, so it could be why network activity saw a decrease.

It’s also visible in the chart, however, that since hitting a bottom, the trend has observed a sharp reversal in 2026. The rise in activity initially emerged as the market recovered, but it has continued even as the rally has fizzled out and ETH has crashed alongside the wider sector.

Naturally, since it’s a 100-day MA, some delay is associated with its value, so a drop in activity could very well be reflected later, but it’s nonetheless interesting that a sharp reversal in Active Addresses has even occurred so far. Currently, the indicator’s 100-day MA value is sitting at 469,303, which is notably higher than the cycle high from last year and almost the same level as the all-time high (ATH) set back during the 2021 bull market.

In the last two cycles, the indicator’s cyclical peak followed a major price top, but that doesn’t appear to be the case for the current cycle so far. It now remains to be seen whether the recent trend is a sign that transaction activity is decoupling from price action or if it’s a temporary deviation.

ETH Price

At the time of writing, Ethereum is floating around $2,290, down 21% in the last seven days.