Ethereum Active Addresses Surge 147% Amid Weekly Crypto Market Shifts

Token valuations rose on every chain with a reported market-cap figure (Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, and Tron) between 3 and 9 August 2026. Decentralized-exchange volume fell on every chain with a reported figure, from Solana’s 30.7% decline to Base’s 60.8% decline. Two figures moved against the broader pattern: Tron’s perpetual-futures volume rose 57.4%, and Ethereum’s active-address count rose 147% in a single day, from 377,381 on 8 August to 932,847 on 9 August. Token valuations rose across every chain, with a market-cap figure (Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, and Tron) between 3 and 9 August 2026, while decentralized-exchange volume fell across every chain for which the figure was tracked. Several figures moved differently from that pattern this week: Ethereum’s active-address count, Tron’s perpetual-futures volume, Base’s transaction and address counts, and Bitcoin’s fee-to-transaction relationship. Ethereum: Active Addresses Jump 147% as DEX Volume Falls Within a single day this week, Ethereum‘s active-address count rose from 377,381 on 8 August to 932,847 on 9 August, a 147% one-day increase and the largest single-day percentage increase in active addresses. Across the full week, total value locked rose 2.1%, from $40.893 billion to $41.771 billion, and token market cap rose 1.8%, to $231.152 billion; stablecoin market cap was roughly flat, up 0.2% to $147.68 billion, the largest stablecoin base among the six chains. Trading activity moved in the opposite direction: decentralized-exchange volume fell 44.7% to $406.45 million, and perpetual-futures volume fell 52.4% to $639.96 million. BNB Smart Chain: Valuation Gains Alongside Cooling Activity BNB Smart Chain‘s token market cap and total value locked both climbed over the week, with market cap up 2.3% to $79.967 billion and TVL up 2.2% to $4.964 billion. Decentralized-exchange volume fell 46.9%, from $1.401 billion to $744.58 million, active addresses fell 15.1% to 1.85 million, and transactions fell 8.7% to 14.90 million. Solana: Market Cap Rises 3.5% as DEX Volume Falls Among the five chains with a market-cap figure, Solana posted the largest weekly gain: token market cap rose 3.5%, from $42.713 billion to $44.227 billion. Its perpetual-futures volume swung sharply within the week: $1.283 billion on 7 August, $236.34 million on 8 August, and $651.7 million by 9 August. Solana also 86.29 million transactions on 9 August, the highest single-day transaction count, even as decentralized-exchange volume fell 30.7% for the week overall, to $1.119 billion. Tron: Perps Volume Jumps 57.4% At $91.749 billion, Tron‘s stablecoin market cap held essentially flat over the week, about 62% the size of Ethereum’s $147.68 billion, and still the second-largest among the five chains with a reported stablecoin figure. Perpetual-futures volume rose 57.4%, from $85.03 million to $133.88 million, the only reported weekly increase in perps volume among the six chains.