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Story: Ethereum Price at Two-Week Low as $4B Supply Overhang Looms

By Sakamoto Nashi

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A Convergence of Market Headwinds. Ethereum’s retreat comes against a backdrop of heightened market-wide caution.

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The $4 Billion Unstaking Pressure. Beyond macro uncertainty, Ethereum faces a unique internal challenge: a massive supply unlock on…

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ETF Outflows Add to Bearish Sentiment. Institutional demand is also showing cracks. U.S.-listed spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $197 million…

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Network Activity Decline. Ethereum’s on-chain activity is adding to concerns. Active addresses interacting with the network…

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Guardrails Against a Rush to Exit. Despite the headlines, Ethereum’s design includes safeguards against catastrophic validator exits.

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Long-Term Optimism Persists. While the near-term picture is clouded by supply risks and macroeconomic jitters, many experts…

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Conclusion. Ethereum’s latest pullback highlights the delicate balance between macroeconomic forces, investor…

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Ethereum is once again in the spotlight, but this time for less favorable reasons. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is facing one of its toughest…

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Ethereum’s retreat comes against a backdrop of heightened market-wide caution. Bitcoin has also corrected to roughly $112,000, suggesting investors are broadly de-risking.

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According to Jake Ostrovskis, an over-the-counter trader at Wintermute, investors are paring risk ahead of a “known unknown.

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HashKey Capital partner Xu Han explained that profit-taking is the dominant motive, as many validators look to lock in gains with ETH trading near its 2021 all-time high of $4,900.

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Meanwhile, demand for new staking appears far weaker. Only about 259,000 ETH, or $1.09 billion, has entered the staking queue, far below the exit volume.

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Institutional demand is also showing cracks. U.S.-listed spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $197 million in outflows on Monday, the second-largest daily withdrawal figure in their…

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Timothy Misir, Head of Research at BRN, noted that ETF withdrawals combined with the staking exit queue are “pressuring near-term sentiment.

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Ethereum’s on-chain activity is adding to concerns. Active addresses interacting with the network fell to around 600,000 from a late July peak of 841,000—a 28% decline.

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