• Ethereum dips 3.71% to $2,412.98 amid heightened trading volume.
• Analyst signals potential breakout, eyes $2,860 as target if $2,700 clears.
• Vitalik Buterin’s EIP-4444 aims to revolutionize blockchain scalability.

The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by capitalization, Ethereum, is trading at $2,412.98 as it drops 3.71% over the last 24 hours. Owing to the decline notwithstanding, optimism in the markets is still high as is evident from a 129.87% increase in trading volume to $32.47 billion now. ETH has fallen 4.56% over the week to end at $2,419.86 last week.

Ethereum is in what crypto analyst Emma calls “full rally mode,” and its action is showing positive structure with higher lows being set continuously, an indication of solid market conviction.

She points out major technical points on the chart, positioning a short-term entry area at $2,680 and $2,700, with targets at $2,750 (TP1) and $2,860 (TP2). Emma stresses that if Ethereum is able to breach $2,700 with strong volume, the bull run could take hold very quickly. A stop below $2,470 is suggested to reduce risk to the downside.

Behind the scenes, Ethereum’s foundational structure may soon experience a major transformation. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4444 (EIP-4444), a bold step toward improving Layer 1 scalability while preserving decentralization. The proposal recommends that ETH nodes retain only 36 days of historical data, substantially reducing storage pressure on individual participants.

To guarantee historical data persistence, the network would use decentralized data distribution mechanisms, such as erasure coding, to allow data recovery by users independent of centralized servers. This change would significantly reduce the entry threshold for running full nodes and improve privacy and system integrity.

EIP-4444 suggests changing how gas fees are charged, making it more expensive to do things that use a lot of storage, like creating contracts or setting up new accounts. This helps prevent unnecessary use of storage and encourages careful and smart growth of ETH.

Even though the price has been changing a lot recently, most experts are still very positive about Ethereum’s future. According to other market analysts, Ethereum could go above $5,234.72 by the end of 2025. It might even go higher than its previous highest price of $4,891.70 and stay within the range of $4,777.90 to $5,234.72 for a while.

The new update called EIP-4444 will help by making Ethereum’s network run more smoothly and clearly, without losing its decentralized nature. This update allows “partially stateless” nodes, which means ETH can grow to handle more users and keep being a top platform for smart contracts while sticking to its important blockchain values.

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