• Ethereum Mainnet activity hits a new all-time high, rising 57% year-on-year.
• Fusaka upgrade arrives on December 3, bringing higher throughput, faster transactions, and lighter nodes.
• ETH trades near the 3,000 level as the market waits for QT ending, Powell’s remarks, and the upgrade window.

Ethereum entered the week with a sharp rise in on-chain activity as new data shared by expert Leon Waidmann showed Mainnet usage hitting a fresh all-time high.

According to his figures, throughput climbed 57% year-on-year, reflecting strong demand for Ethereum blockspace despite ongoing debates about weak network effects and the pressure of Layer-2 expansion.

The broader activity increase has pushed gas usage higher, which in turn continues the steady burn of ETH under the fee-burning model. This trend strengthens ETH’s position as settlement collateral by linking economic load with supply reduction.

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Fusaka Brings Faster Apps, Cheaper Data, and Smoother Operations

The Fusaka upgrade, scheduled for December 3, will increase Ethereum’s capabilities without negatively affecting its decentralization.

For regular users, the upgrade will be beneficial since transactions will be confirmed much faster, and data capacity will increase, enabling users to make almost instantaneous payments. Mobile-friendly wallets shall incorporate cheaper passkey authentication attached to phone hardware.

1/ Fusaka is coming December 3rd.

Ethereum’s next major upgrade shows that the network can grow to meet global demand, without compromising on decentralization or permissionlessness.

Whether you’re a user, builder, institution, or operator, here’s how Fusaka will impact you. pic.twitter.com/FKsqdZiwMM

— Ethereum (@ethereum) November 28, 2025

Rollups and Layer-2s will experience a much larger impact because of PeerDAS, also known as EIP-7594. This is because this technological advancement will enable validation through sampling rather than downloading.

This is bound to result in faster data transfer, possibly up to eight times faster, hence cheaper blob costs, greater expansion for rollups, and lower costs for users.

Fusaka assists app and DeFi developers by enabling faster transactions, from minutes to a millisecond-like pace, through preconfirmations.

It reduces costs, along with predictable data pricing, making it beneficial for the complex apps that struggled to adapt to congestion on the network. Developers working on larger transactions can determine if their transactions align with the new limit of 2^24.

Node operators will note that the gas limit increases from approximately 45 million to 60 million, and the expiry of histories reduces long-term storage requirements.

Companies now have native support for the secp256r1 curve, making Ethereum cryptography conform to business standards.

Ethereum Holds Near 3,000 as Market Eyes Dec Events

In the market, the price of ETH is trading at about 3,000. Analyst Ted highlighted that prices were quiet over the weekend, but now the first week of December is filled with events.

Quantitative tightening expires on December 1, then Jerome Powell speaks, and finally, the Fusaka upgrade on the 3rd of December.

If ETH can remain above 3,000, Ted’s forecast is that it will target the range of 3,200 to 3,400. But if a break below the supports happens, a possible decline to 2,800 might be realized.

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