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Ethereum was inching closer toward a network milestone when its fifth birthday arrived: nearly $1 trillion in aggregate transaction volume since July 30, 2015.
As reported in The Block's five-year data breakdown of the network, July 30 saw Ethereum reach roughly $986 billion in aggregate transaction volume. As shown in the chart below, Ethereum saw a significant swell of activity beginning in 2018, with the increase becoming more gradual toward the end of that year.
Source: Coin Metrics
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