Ether | Crypto

Crypto markets are seeing a “natural rotation” into Ether and altcoins with more potential upside, Nansen’s research analyst told Cointelegraph. Bitcoin whales, or large tokenholders, are selling more of the world’s first cryptocurrency to gain exposure to Ether’s price. The move signals the market’s “natural rotation” into Ether (ETH) and other altcoins with more upside potential, Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at crypto intelligence platform Nansen, told Cointelegraph. The growing investor capital rotation occurred despite increasing concerns over incoming selling pressure, due to the Ethereum validator queue reaching an all-time high of nearly $5 billion worth of ETH tokens on Thursday, pushing withdrawal times to a record 18 days, 16 hours. Read more

$5 billion in ETH options expire on Friday, possibly opening the door for bulls to push through the $5,000 barrier. Key takeaways: Bullish strategies dominate the $5 billion Ether options expiry, giving traders an advantage if prices rise. Neutral-to-bearish strategies mostly failed below $4,600, leaving traders exposed as Ether rallied in August. Read more

Whale inflows into Ether are rising as investors take profits from Bitcoin and rotate into altcoins, fueling expectations of a broader 2025 altcoin season. Cryptocurrency whales, or big investors, are buying hundreds of millions of Ether, as analysts point to an organic rotation of investor mindshare toward altcoins with more upside potential. Nine “massive” whale addresses bought a cumulative $456 million worth of Ether (ETH) from Bitgo and Galaxy Digital, blockchain data platform Arkham said in a Tuesday X post. The growing whale demand for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency signals the market’s “natural rotation” into Ether and other altcoins with more upside potential, according to Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at crypto intelligence platform Nansen. Read more

Ether rallied nearly 5% on Monday, but a true short-term trend reversal hinges on $4,700 flipping back to support. Key takeaways: Ether rallied 5% after a “Monday Trap,” but leverage risk is rising with Binance’s ELR at record highs. $1.65 billion in stablecoin inflows and 208,000 ETH withdrawals show strong accumulation. Read more

Crypto ETPs saw their biggest losses since March as outflows totaled $1.43 billion amid investor sentiment becoming "polarized," CoinShares' James Butterfill reported. Cryptocurrency investment products reversed an emerging inflow trend, with significant outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.43 billion of outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow run that brought in $4.3 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) dipping from above $116,000 on Aug.18 to $112,000 by the end of the trading week, while Ether (ETH) tumbled below $4,100 on Tuesday after starting the week at around $4,250, according to CoinGecko. Read more

The whale locked in $33 million worth of profit from Ether long opened last week, after selling $2.6 billion worth of Bitcoin held for over seven years. A multi-billionaire Bitcoin whale is closing his recently opened Ether long positions and buying hundreds of millions worth of spot Ether, signaling that big investors are expecting more upside from the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Last week, a Bitcoin whale worth over $11 billion sold 22,769 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $2.59 billion, rotating the funds into 472,920 spot Ether (ETH) or $2.2 billion and a $577 million Ether perpetual long position on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, Cointelegraph reported. On Monday, the whale closed $450 million worth of his perpetual long position at an average Ether price of $4,735, to lock in $33 million worth of profit, before acquiring another $108 million worth of spot Ether, according to blockchain intelligence platform Lookonchain. Read more

Bitcoin whales are adding Ether exposure as attention flips from BTC to ETH on the back of new all-time highs for the largest altcoin. Key points: Bitcoin approaches the weekly close with $114,000 in focus as late-week gains fizzle. Ether remains the center of attention after its latest all-time highs, with whales swapping BTC for ETH. Read more

Since 2016, whenever Ether’s price has gone up in August, it has historically fallen in September, data shows. Ether’s price has climbed 25% since the beginning of August, but historical data suggests the cryptocurrency could lose steam in September. Only time will tell if Ether (ETH) plays out differently this year, with billions flowing into spot Ether ETFs and treasury companies. Crypto trader CryptoGoos said in an X post on Friday, “ETH seasonality in September during post-halving years is typically negative. Will this time be different?” Read more

High-leverage trader James Wynn is back in the spotlight with a 25x Ether long showing strong gains, while his parallel Dogecoin bet is struggling in the red. James Wynn, a crypto trader known for his high-leverage crypto bets, has entered a massive leveraged position on Ether (ETH), opening a 25x long as ETH pushes to fresh highs above $4,860. According to onchain data, Wynn deployed roughly $5,568 in margin to control a 29.3 Ether position valued at $139,215, with an average entry price of $4,239. At the time of writing, the position is showing unrealized gains of $14,888, representing a return of more than 267%. Wynn is also running a 10x Dogecoin (DOGE) long, valued at $206,130 for 867,335 DOGE. Entered at an average price of $0.2398, the trade is slightly underwater, showing an unrealized loss of $1,886 with DOGE currently near $0.237. Read more

Robust onchain activity, a resilient futures market and improving investor optimism boost the chance for ETH to hit $5,000. Key takeaways: Ethereum network activity surged by 63% in 30 days, strengthening the case for an imminent breakout to $5,000.  Ether futures open interest jumped to $69 billion, highlighting robust demand for leveraged exposure. Read more

ETH broke above its November 2021 record high, and analysts say a dovish Federal Reserve and institutional adoption will send Ether well above $5,000. Key takeaways: Ethereum has rebounded by over 250% from its April lows. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish stance is fueling the ETH price rally. Read more

Rising spot ETF demand, extremely strong technicals and a supply shortage could push ETH price to $6,000 before the end of 2025. Key takeaways: ETH surged 13% on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish Jackson Hole speech hinted at an interest rate cut in September. Onchain and technical indicators signal Ether’s potential to hit $6,000 in the short term. Read more

Record ETF inflows pushed Ether holdings to 6.4 million, tightening supply as the price tested $4,668 after dovish comments from the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Key takeaways: Spot Ether ETFs posted record inflows of $7.88 billion across July and August, driving custodial holdings to 6.42 million ETH. ETH tags $4,650 following a 10% rally after Powell hints at a potential rate cut in September. Read more

SharpLink Gaming, the second-largest Ether corporate treasury with $3.14 billion in ETH, approved a $1.5 billion stock repurchase program. SharpLing Gaming, one of the largest Ether corporate treasuries, authorized a $1.5 billion stock buyback program. In a Friday announcement, SharpLink Gaming said it authorized the repurchase of $1.5 billion worth of shares as part of its “disciplined capital markets strategy.” No repurchases have been made so far. The firm’s Co-CEO Joseph Chalom said the firm will consider buybacks when its stock trades at or below the net asset value of its Ether (ETH) holdings. “This program provides us with the flexibility to act quickly and decisively if those conditions present themselves,” Chalom added. Read more

Spot Ether ETFs now hold 6.42 million ETH worth $27.66 billion, equal to 5.31% of the asset’s circulating supply. US spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) funds drew $287.6 million in net inflows on Thursday, snapping a four-day outflow streak, according to data from crypto ETF tracker SoSoValue. The rebound follows a period of sustained outflows, with funds shedding over $924 million between Aug. 15 and Wednesday. The largest withdrawal came on Tuesday, when spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $429 million exit, the second-largest daily net outflow seen this month, following the $465 million that left the market on Aug. 4.  Asset manager BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led Thursday with $233.5 million in inflows, while the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) followed with $28.5 million. Other ETFs averaged around $6 million in net inflows for the day.  Read more

A Bitcoin whale rotated another $113 million worth of Bitcoin into a $240 million spot Ether position after closing part of a previous Ether perpetual long worth almost $300 million. A recently emerged Bitcoin whale, or big investor, continued to acquire Ether, transferring another $113 million worth of Bitcoin after seven years of dormancy. The Bitcoin whale sold $76 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and opened a $295 million perpetual futures long position on Ether (ETH), Cointelegraph reported earlier Thursday. The mysterious whale closed part of his perpetual futures positions and deposited another 1,000 BTC worth $113 million on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, most of which was sold to enter the long spot Ether position. Read more

After making nearly $7 million in four months, the trader lost almost all their gains in two days, illustrating the unpredictability of the crypto markets. A cryptocurrency trader who recently increased their account from $125,000 to more than $43 million was almost liquidated on Wednesday for $6.2 million after Ether briefly fell near the $4,000 level. The liquidation took place on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid as Ether (ETH) dipped close to $4,000 amid a broader market correction, highlighting the volatility that can catch even seasoned traders off guard. It came two days after the trader had turned an initial investment of $125,000 into more than $43 million at its peak, before locking in nearly $7 million worth of profit on Monday, Cointelegraph reported. Read more

SharpLink bought $667 million in Ether at near-record highs, lifting its holdings to $3.2 billion as institutional ETH accumulation accelerates. Sports betting platform SharpLink Gaming snapped up Ether last week as the cryptocurrency surged to near all-time highs. SharpLink added 143,593 Ether (ETH) as ETH prices climbed above $4,700, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. SharpLink’s latest ETH purchases came at near-record prices, paying an average price of $4,648 per ETH, totaling $667.4 million. Read more

Bitcoin and Ether draw late shorts as price action begins to target liquidation clusters after a cross-crypto price drawdown. Key points: Bitcoin attempts a rebound into a cluster of shorts as market expectations flip bearish on BTC and altcoins. Speculative ETH traders form the largest-ever leveraged short postion, per data from CME Group. Read more

Ether achieves its highest weekly close in four years, with key support between $4,000 and $4,150 and several resistance levels above. Key takeaways: ETH price hit a 4-year high weekly close at $4,475, driven by ETF inflows and high network activity. A key support zone for Ether sits between support at $4,000 and $4,150.  Read more