Ethereum Is Closing In on Its 2025 Q3 Record After a 60% Rally

Ethereum has spent the summer doing something that crypto traders tend to notice quickly: making a big move and then refusing to give much of it back. Ether is up 60.62% since July 1, putting its third-quarter performance just shy of the strongest Q3 in its history.ETH was trading around $2,492 on September 13, compared with roughly $1,550 at the start of the quarter. That gives Q3 2026 a provisional second-place finish, behind the 66.55% gain recorded in Q3 2025.The word “provisional&rdqu