Ether price surged to $3,000 on Tuesday, but lagged behind the US stock market rally as muted demand for ETH derivatives and growth in competing blockchains kept traders skeptical. Key takeaways: The ETH futures premium and the put options skew indicate that traders are hedging aggressively despite an 8% price rebound. Ethereum’s weekly fees slid 49% amid weakened DEX activity, while Tron and Solana fees rose 9%. Read more