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Story: Ethereum Hits Highest Price Since 2021 as Softer Dollar and Policy Clarity Boost Demand

By James Thorp

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Weaker Dollar Lifts Risk Appetite. Over the past week, the U.S. dollar has lost ground as traders increasingly bet on a Fed interest…

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Regulatory Clarity Boosts Confidence. Adding fuel to the rally, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week confirmed…

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ETF Demand and Corporate Treasuries Tighten Supply. Institutional demand for Ethereum is also rising. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding ETH have…

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Shifting Market Dynamics. Bitcoin’s dominance — the measure of its share of the total cryptocurrency market — has fallen…

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Global Central Banks Lean Dovish. It’s not just the Federal Reserve that’s adopting a softer stance.

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Outlook: Momentum Into Year-End?. Ethereum’s surge is being powered by a rare alignment of factors: a softer dollar, clearer…

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Ethereum has climbed above $4,300 for the first time since late 2021, riding a wave of investor optimism sparked by a weaker U.S.

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Ethereum has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of this shift, outperforming Bitcoin in recent weeks.

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Adding fuel to the rally, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week confirmed that liquid staking services — where investors lock up Ethereum to earn rewards —…

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Analysts say this change will make it easier for large institutions to offer staking products, which can generate attractive yields for investors.

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Regulators also introduced other crypto-friendly measures. Certain stablecoins with guaranteed redemption terms may now be considered “cash equivalents” under accounting rules,…

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Jamie Coutts, chief crypto analyst at Real Vision, described these developments as a turning point.

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Institutional demand for Ethereum is also rising. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding ETH have seen billions of dollars in inflows this year, with around $5 billion entering…

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One standout example is SharpLink Gaming, which recently revealed plans to raise roughly $200 million to buy more ETH.

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Data from on-chain analysts shows that about 33,000 ETH is leaving centralized exchanges each day, with much of it moving into staking contracts.

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