Ether has taken the lead among the top 10 cryptocurrencies, posting a strong 4.5% gain in the last 24 hours. The coin is now trading above $3,200, outperforming the broader market during a mostly mixed trading session. Analysts point to the successful activation of Ethereum’s second major upgrade of 2025 as the key catalyst behind this sudden surge in momentum.
The upgrade, known as Facehas brought new scalability features to the network and renewed investor optimism about Ethereum’s long-term efficiency.
Ethereum activates Fusaka, its most significant upgrade of 2025
The Fusaka upgrade went live at 21:49 UTC on Wednesday and was fully finalized within approximately 15 minutes, marking another smooth execution for Ethereum’s development team. According to the technical documentation, Fusaka is built to help Ethereum manage the increasingly large transaction bundles coming from layer-2 networks like Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, and zkSync.
Fusaka consists of two synchronized hard forks, one on the execution layer and one on the consensus layer, making it a foundational shift for how data is processed and verified on the network.
At the heart of this upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that allows validators to check only small slices of data instead of processing entire blobs. This approach reduces resource consumption, lowers computational strain, and makes the validation process more inclusive for smaller operators.
Developers expect PeerDAS to improve scalability while lowering entry barriers for new validators, especially those running only a handful of nodes.
More than just PeerDAS: 12 other EIPs included
Beyond PeerDAS, the Fusaka upgrade incorporates 12 additional Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), making it one of the most feature-rich upgrades in recent years. These include adjustments to networking, block size, gas efficiency, cryptographic support, and blob-related fee mechanics.
Here are the key additions:
EIP-7642: Removes outdated fields from networking messages for a cleaner protocol.
EIP-7823: Sets maximum limits on certain mathematical operations.
EIP-7825: Caps the size of individual transactions.
EIP-7883: Increases the gas cost of heavy math operations to prevent unfair resource usage.
EIP-7892: Allows future upgrades to modify blob-related rules more flexibly.
EIP-7910: Introduces a new API method to help software identify a node’s configuration.
EIP-7917: Improves transparency in predicting block proposers.
EIP-7918: Adjusts blob fee mechanics to align with real processing costs.
EIP-7934: Enforces strict limits on certain block data sizes.
EIP-7935: Raises the default block gas limit to 60 million.
EIP-7939: Adds a new instruction to enhance smart contract efficiency.
EIP-7951: Provides built-in support for a widely used cryptographic signature scheme.
Together, these enhancements push Ethereum closer to its long-term scalability and decentralisation roadmap.
ETH could rally toward $3,500 if momentum holds
Ether’s price action has turned decisively bullish over the last few days, and the ETH/USD 4-hour chart reinforces that upward sentiment. Technical indicators show that buyers are firmly in control.
The MACD turned bullish on Tuesday, signalling growing positive momentum. Meanwhile, the RSI sits at 59, comfortably above the neutral 50 level and pointing to strengthening demand.
If ETH maintains its current trajectory, it could soon break above the immediate resistance at $3,251. A successful breakout would set the stage for a push toward the next major target at $3,500, a level traders have been watching closely.
However, if the market experiences a short-term correction, Ether may revisit the $2,982 support zone, which previously served as resistance before the latest rally.
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