Ethereum (ETH) posted a sharp jump in network fees over the past 24 hours, a move that signals not a broad-based surge in everyday users but a burst of high-value ‘settlement' activity tied to stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. On March 20 UTC, Ethereum generated about $14.58 million in fees, up 63.4% from the prior day, according to on-chain revenue figures cited in the source data.