**[Ethereum Price Drops 60%, Traditional Financial Institutions Accelerate Adoption]** On March 1, it was reported that the price of Ethereum has dropped 60% from its 2025 peak, currently trading at approximately $1,959. However, traditional financial institutions are still accelerating their adoption of the Ethereum network. Data shows that Ethereum and its Layer 2 networks account for 65% of the total locked value market share, with the Ethereum mainnet alone holding 57%, approximately $52.4 billion. Institutions such as JP Morgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and BlackRock have recently launched on-chain projects on Ethereum, including tokenized funds, dedicated Layer 2 scaling solutions, and bank-issued stablecoins. Additionally, Ethereum holds a 68% market share in the real-world asset sector. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is focusing on base-layer scaling and zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to enhance on-chain efficiency and security. Despite a 55% decline in decentralized exchange trading volume over the past six months, Ethereum continues to maintain its advantage in institutional-grade on-chain activity.