[Citibank Warning: Ethereum Activity Surge May Be 'Address Poisoning' Scam-Induced False Prosperity] According to a report by Golden Finance, Citibank has released a report indicating that the recent record-breaking surge in Ethereum transaction volume and active addresses is not indicative of healthy growth. Analysts believe that the vast majority of new transactions are under $1, which aligns with the characteristics of 'address poisoning' scams. Scammers exploit Ethereum's low transaction fees to send micro amounts of tokens to numerous wallets with addresses that closely resemble those frequently used by users, attempting to trick them into making erroneous transfers later. Research shows that approximately 80% of newly active addresses are related to micro stablecoin transfers. Citibank pointed out that this malicious activity-driven growth contrasts with the declining activity trend of Bitcoin, which also explains why ETH's recent price performance has lagged behind BTC.