On Oct. 10, crypto researcher ‘FreeSamourai’ told his X followers that around 7,000 ETH of the remaining 542,000 ETH from the PlusToken seizures was sent to exchanges. This indicates “intent to begin selling the remaining tokens,” they stated, but this remains to be seen, and no major selloff has occurred yet. The remaining stash of...Read More
An Ethereum ICO participant has sold another 19,000 ETH over the past two days. This freshly offloaded stash is worth around $47.54 million at the current price. This entity had previously received 150,000 ETH during the genesis at an ICO cost of just $46.5K. Dormant Ethereum ICO Participant Resurfaces As flagged by on-chain transaction analytics...Read More
On-chain data provided by Lookonchain asserted that two prominent institutions have sent millions worth of ETH to exchanges, which could suggest trouble for the second-largest cryptocurrency. Currently, Ethereum trades close to $2,700 after gaining 5% within the past week. 2 institutions are selling $ETH! A wallet related to #Cumberland deposited 11,800 $ETH($31.88M) into #Coinbase 7...Read More
Ethereum is at its weakest level against Bitcoin since early 2021 as the ETH/BTC ratio continues to break down. The ratio is a measure of the price of ETH in Bitcoin terms, not in US dollars. Despite falling 21% from its all-time high, Bitcoin has remained robust, whereas Ethereum remains down 53% from its peak...Read More
On Sept. 10, ITC Crypto founder and CEO Benjamin Cowen identified a wedge chart pattern this cycle similar to previous cycles in 2019 but several orders of magnitude larger. He said that the ETH/BTC structure bottomed after an interest rate cut in 2019, and it appears to be mirroring that pattern now with an impending...Read More
Since Ethereum underwent the Merge two years ago, its performance relative to Bitcoin has declined significantly. From gradually losing its reputation as ultra-sound money, ether (ETH) is currently a few steps away from falling into the undervaluation territory. Blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant has identified the major drivers of Ethereum’s underperformance since the Merge, including inflationary...Read More
That is if Ethereum can weather three big price hurdles ahead of it in September, The Dencun upgrade’s introduction of low-cost blobs for Layer-2 blockchains to quickly scale the network to peers has unleashed a torrent of activity on Ethereum’s decentralized smart contract network. Since then, gas fees in ETH on the base layer of...Read More
While the crypto market remains unpredictable and continues dipping, large investors are not relenting in their activities. Analysis by data intelligence firm Santiment has disclosed the top ten crypto projects with the highest increase in whale activity. In this context, whales refer to investors executing transactions valued at $100,000 or more. Crypto markets may be...Read More
There has been a shift in the Ethereum market, as rising exchange reserves signal a potential new distribution phase coinciding with growing concerns over a death cross. This is evidenced by CryptoQuant’s Ethereum Exchange Reserve metric, which tracks the amount of ETH held in exchange wallets. Ethereum in Jeopardy When the metric rises, it often...Read More
Alongside a lackluster market, there has been a significant decline in whale activity across most major crypto assets. According to the latest analysis by Santiment, Bitcoin and Ethereum are seeing noticeable drops in $100k+ transactions. Whale Activity Plummets During the highly active period of March 13-19, Bitcoin saw 115.1k transactions valued at over $100k each,...Read More
High centralization can lead to increased influence by a few entities, potentially undermining the decentralized ethos that crypto strives to uphold. However, centralization continues to be a major bone of contention in space. As such, popular project tokens – Polygon (MATIC) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) – have emerged as the leading examples of high concentration...Read More
Bitcoin prices have crashed again with a huge four-thousand-dollar dump from just over $62,000 to bottom out at $58,000 during late trading on Tuesday, Aug. 27. According to Coinglass, 87,920 traders have been wrecked, with the total liquidations coming in at $320 million over the past 24 hours. BTC has since recovered marginally to trade...Read More
The price of ether (ETH) has plummeted more than 20% in the past month despite the launch of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. Since their inception, the funds have witnessed substantial outflows, further weakening ether’s price. According to the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, Ethereum ETFs have failed to...Read More
Ether’s price has had trouble pushing past above $2,750 this month. Within the past 30 days alone, Ether has shed over 24% of its value. However, a recent analysis suggests that the world’s largest altcoin may be in the late stages of its current market correction. This narrative is backed by two key on-chain metrics...Read More
On Aug. 19, industry research firm Kaiko reported that Ethereum’s gas fees have recently hit five-year lows. According to Etherscan’s Gas Tracker, the average network fee on layer-1 Ethereum is currently 2.15 Gwei or just $0.13, the lowest it has been since 2019. This fall has been driven by increased layer-2 activity and the Dencun...Read More
Gas fees on the Ethereum network have been declining since March 2024, but last week, they hit a level not seen in the past five years. Data on the crypto analytics platform Dune shows that the median Ethereum gas fee fell below 2 gwei last week for the first time since 2020. Median Ethereum Fees...Read More
Crypto algorithmic trading platform and market maker Jump Trading has resumed its ether (ETH) sales, offloading more than 17,000 ETH worth over $46.44 million on Wednesday. An X post by blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain disclosed that Jump Trading claimed the assets from the liquid staking protocol Lido and moved them out for sale in batches...Read More
A CryptoQuant analyst says Ether (ETH) could experience a rally soon, as shown by metrics in the cryptocurrency’s futures market. According to a post by the analyst, Shayan, ETH has just witnessed a significant liquidation event, and historically, such occurrences are often followed by price rallies as markets stabilize and spot buying pressure dominates. ETH...Read More
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs had a positive day of inflows following a massive market crash that sent the asset tumbling 23% in less than 24 hours. On August 5, the aggregate inflow for the nine newly launched spot ETH ETFs was $49 million, its second-highest inflow day since the funds started trading. Additionally, it is...Read More
The world’s second-largest crypto asset has tanked a whopping 23% in less than 24 hours, despite the launch of America’s first spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds last month. Ethereum prices plummeted from around $2,900 in late trading on Sunday to bottom out at $2,240 during the Monday morning Asian trading session. It is the lowest price...Read More
The nine spot Ethereum ETFs in the US saw net outflows totaling $77.21 million on Wednesday, reversing the previous day’s positive trend. The outflows come amidst Ether’s price faltering below $3,200. Spot Ether ETFs’ Outflow Continues The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) recorded $133.33 million in net outflows on July 31st, according to SosoValue data. Since...Read More
The value of Ether (ETH) has been on the rise lately, and so has Ethereum’s open interest. While this signals bullish sentiment from traders, it also indicates impending volatility and calls for caution in the market. According to CryptoQuant analyst Burak Kesmeci, Ethereum’s open interest data has increased by almost $1.5 billion in the past...Read More
Although we still have a long way to go in 2024, this year has already been quite eventful for the cryptocurrency industry and not only for Bitcoin. The second-largest digital asset also received a massive dose of validation earlier this year when the US Securities and Exchange Commission greenlighted almost ten exchange-traded funds tracking its...Read More
Ether’s has failed to gain any upward traction despite the hype around it. Instead, the altcoin ended up shedding nearly 2% over the past 24 hours as it hovered near $3,460 despite a strong debut for spot Ethereum ETFs. This tepid price movement contrasts with the strong trading activity recorded by these new investment vehicles...Read More
The long-anticipated launch of spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States became a reality today as nine such financial vehicles went live for trading. The first 90 minutes were quite impactful, as the total volumes exceeded $360 million, according to data from Bloomberg’s ETF specialist – Eric Balchunas. Here’s where we at after 90 minutes....Read More
Following weeks of adjustments to registration statements, several spot Ethereum ETFs have been approved and will start trading on Tuesday. Ether’s price has not experienced any significant changes so far. Kaiko suggests that in the coming days, the crypto asset will likely be “sensitive” to inflows from spot ETFs, especially given the tepid demand for...Read More
Ethereum prices dropped more than 3% from an intraday high of $3,540 on July 22 to a low of $3,425 during the Tuesday morning Asian trading session. They have recovered slightly since but analyst ‘Kaleo’ predicted that there is a “high likelihood we see some type of pullback after the spot ETF launches.” He predicted...Read More
Bitwise Asset Management’s Chief Investment Officer has predicted that the introduction of Ethereum Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) will drive ether (ETH) prices to new all-time highs above $5,000 by the end of the year. The CIO suggests that ETP flows could have a bigger impact on Ethereum than they did on Bitcoin. The Road to Ethereum’s...Read More
On July 11, the on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain identified a large deposit and withdrawal of ETH from Elwood Technologies to and from Binance. The Elwood-linked address deposited 26,811 ETH worth around $83 million to Binance over the past three days. The entity also withdrew 24,463 ETH worth around $76 million from the centralized exchange over...Read More
Ethereum-based decentralized computing platform Golem has sent more than $100 million worth of ETH to centralized exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase, and Bitfinex over the past few weeks. This has become a cause for concern for crypto markets already battered by large Bitcoin selloffs and the prospect of more to come. Golem is one of...Read More
