Ethereum Price Rises Over 8% to $3,177 Despite Low Whale Demand

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The altcoin market, driven by Ethereum, shows renewed bullish sentiment following a Bitcoin rebound. Ethereum's price rose over 8% in 24 hours to approximately $3,177.

  • Ethereum's fully diluted valuation is around $383 billion.
  • Average traded volume in the last 24 hours reached about $40 billion.
  • A Doji candlestick on Monday indicates potential bullish momentum.
  • Price has formed a bullish continuation pattern on the daily time frame.
  • Ethereum rebounded from the 50-day Moving Average, signaling a possible move towards all-time highs.
  • Bitcoin dominance reversal suggests an upcoming altseason.

Whale Activity

Ethereum whales are less active, with new active addresses declining by 9.32% to around 100K in the past week. Demand for Ether from whale investors has remained low since March 2024.

  • ETH supplies on centralized exchanges increased by over 400k units to approximately 15.8 million since January 2025.
  • US spot Ether ETFs experienced a cash outflow of about $39 million on Monday, totaling a net inflow of $2.4 billion and cumulative net assets of $10.8 billion.
  • Only BlackRock’s ETHA ETF saw a net cash inflow of $12.9 million, with net assets of about $3.4 billion.

Market Overview

The Ethereum network leads the Web3 sector with over $63 billion total value locked and a stablecoins market cap exceeding $113 billion. Institutional interest in Ethereum's layer two scaling solutions has grown significantly.

With increasing mainstream adoption and pending major upgrades, Ethereum is positioned for potential exponential growth.

Original publication

Authors credited by the source: Steve Muchoki

Published by Holder based on an external source.