Ethereum posted one of its strongest quarters, climbing roughly 66% during Q3 2026, driven by over $10 billion in ETF inflows and more than $15 billion in corporate ETH purchases. Robinhood Chain, which launched its public mainnet on July 1, 2026, became a key catalyst despite DeFi activity being dominated by meme coins rather than tokenized real-world assets. The chain’s flagship meme token CASHCAT surged to a market cap between $150 million and $200 million, recently trading around $220 million. Total value locked across related DeFi chains reached approximately $88 billion during the quarter. CoinMarketCap research lead Alice Liu highlighted the correlation between Bitcoin’s rise and Ethereum’s DeFi resurgence, pointing to Robinhood Chain’s meme-driven attention as a significant indicator of retail capital flows.
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