The cryptocurrency market is reviving as we enter September, the last month of the third quarter. In 2025, Ethereum, the cryptocurrency with the second-largest market value, has done quite well. The growth of decentralised finance (DeFi), more institutional adoption, and network enhancements are the reasons for this success.
All Eyes on Little Pepe
Ethereum is coming back, and new meme-based tokens are also getting a lot of attention. Little Pepe is one of the most talked-about projects this quarter. Little Pepe has been able to build up a lot of momentum since it has an active community, viral branding, and more liquidity on decentralized exchanges. This is different from many meme coins that don’t last long.
Little Pepe’s presale has been doing remarkably well, bringing in millions of dollars in early commitments from both retail and whale investors. This has added to the buzz. The tremendous demand shows that people believe in the token’s long-term narrative, which combines a culture driven by the community with speculative growth potential. People who got in on the presale early are already seeing it as one of the best meme investments for the end of 2025.
Recent phenomenal success in presale shows that retail investors are looking at it as the next high-risk, high-reward meme coin. As investors move more money into cryptocurrencies and speculative assets when the market is strong, Little Pepe is setting itself up to be a possible standout in September.
Ethereum Dominating Bitcoin
Interestingly, Ethereum has not correlated to Bitcoin in lock step, and the cryptocurrency is now trading around the 4,300 mark. For the first time since November of 2021, the Ethereum/USD pair tested new all-time highs last week.
For the last few weeks, Ethereum has been trading at the $3,800 support level, having recovered from trendlines. Ethereum price prediction calls are becoming louder as investors prepare for September, with many experts predicting a 30% gain.
Investors are focusing on collecting profits after the recent increase, which has caused the ETH price to drop over the previous several days. In spite of this, the data suggests that the network has a few positive catalysts that might drive prices higher in September.
First, it seems like Bitcoin is being rotated out of the market and Ethereum is taking its place. Spot Ethereum ETFs gained over $3.87B in August, the fifth month in a row, bringing the total rise to over $13B, according to statistics from SoSoValue. A total of more than $750 million was removed from its Bitcoin counterpart in August, on the other hand.
Additionally, with the fees having decreased, Ethereum is gaining traction in the thriving stablecoin sector, according to the statistics. In the last 30 days, its adjusted transaction volume reached $923 billion, representing a 48% increase compared to the prior month. There were 21.6 million transactions in the last 30 days on Ethereum, and the quantity of stablecoins increased by 12% to $153 billion.
Additional data suggests that businesses are stockpiling Ethereum. Companies like BitMine, SharpLink, The Ether Machine, and Coinbase own a combined amount of 3.61 million Ethereum, which is more than $14 billion.
The quantity of Ethereum on exchanges has been progressively going down, and this buildup is happening at the same time. This is why the price will probably keep going up: there is more demand than supply. Starting at a high of $4,957 in August and down to $4,392 today, the price of ETH has been falling for two weeks in a row, according to the weekly chart.
With its latest breakout over the $4,085 barrier, the price of Ethereum has reached its highest point between March and December of last year. Breaking over that mark was significant since it validated the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern’s bullish prediction.