Ethereum
Ethereum Lags as Layer-2 Network Arbitrum and Bitcoin Post Monthly Gains
A market comparison highlights diverging momentum across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and layer-2 token Arbitrum over the past month.
Over the past 30 days, Arbitrum's ARB token gained 37.9% to reach $0.19, while Bitcoin rose 7.1% to $83,290. In contrast, Ethereum slipped 0.8% over the month to trade at $2,499, sliding 4.4% over the past week alone.
Despite ARB's recent surge—rising from approximately $0.08 in late June 2026 to a peak of $0.26 in September—the token remains down 92.2% from its all-time high of $2.39. The article observes that while Arbitrum settles transactions on Ethereum for security and provides lower transaction fees, the economic link between network fee generation and value accretion for ARB holders remains uncertain.
Bitcoin retains the largest market valuation among the three at $1.67 trillion, sitting 33.9% below its historical peak. Ethereum holds a market capitalization of $305.12 billion, remaining 49.5% below its record valuation, with its prolonged lack of momentum presenting a contrasting backdrop to layer-2 activity.
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