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Macroeconomic Pressure: The Federal Reserve’s high interest rates have dashed market expectations of rate cuts, causing funds to return to traditional low-risk assets; escalated US–Iran geopolitical conflict and the US’s seizure of Iranian crypto assets have weakened cryptocurrencies’ safe-haven appeal, leading investors’ risk appetite to decline.
Technical Concerns: A wave of departures from Ethereum’s core research and development team has stalled technical upgrades; network activity has fallen, the token burn amount has sharply dropped, and ETH has shifted from deflationary to inflationar

As of April 26, 2026, the situation between the United States and Iran is in a high-stakes deadlock of "fighting while negotiating." Although maintaining the appearance of an "indefinite ceasefire," diplomatic negotiations have stalled, and military confrontations and economic pressures continue to escalate.
🗣️ Diplomatic Deadlock
Recent mediation efforts in Pakistan failed to facilitate direct talks between the U.S. and Iran, instead highlighting mutual distrust.
* Iran's stance is firm: Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, after talks with Pakistan in Islamabad on April 25, left ear