ETH

mujhebohotbhuklagih

Hope that whale isn't on Binance or the fees on a $90M position will be insane. I've been using bydfi for 6 years since it’s smoother for ETH perps, plus they have that $1M anniversary promo live right now.

Suspicious_Act4982

The Dencun upgrade is the missing context. L2s posting data cheaply means more transactions but less ETH burned per unit of activity. Volume up, burn down, price flat all makes sense once you understand that mechanic. The thesis is intact, just slower. Been stacking through it and parking idle ETH in nexo earning me yield while waiting for the next leg.

Repulsive_Counter_79

Update: The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times, weighed its commitment to the security and integrity of the Arbitrum community without impacting any Arbitrum users or applications. After significant technical diligence and deliberation, the Security Council identified and executed a technical approach to move funds to safety without affecting any other chain state or Arbitrum users. As of April 20 11:26pm ET the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet. They are no longer accessible to the address that originally held the funds, and can only be moved by further action by Arbitrum governance, which will be coordinated with relevant parties.

Repulsive_Counter_79

I completely agree! the original dream of anonymous, private crypto is fading fast with KYC everywhere, traceable transactions, and endless regulation.But privacy tech didn’t die; it’s evolving. Me and my buddies are shipping AnomaPay (anomapay.app) delivers real private payments right now. You can send and receive existing assets like USDC, USDT, ETH and more on public chains such as BNB Chain.It uses Anoma’s intent-centric architecture plus Zcash-style zero-knowledge proofs so your details stay confidential.Everything is non-custodial, simple to use, and your assets stay secured on the original chain. sooo the ship hasn’t sailed yet. projects like ours are still building safe havens for privacy.

Repulsive_Counter_79

I completely agree! the original dream of anonymous, private crypto is fading fast with KYC everywhere, traceable transactions, and endless regulation.But privacy tech didn’t die; it’s evolving. Me and my buddies are building AnomaPay (anomapay.app) delivers real private payments right now.You can send and receive existing assets like USDC, USDT, ETH and more on public chains such as BNB Chain.It uses Anoma’s intent-centric architecture plus Zcash-style zero-knowledge proofs so your details stay confidential. Everything is non-custodial, simple to use, and your assets stay secured on the original chain. The ship hasn’t sailed yet, projects like ours are still building safe havens for privacy.

Lower-Instance-4372

that basket has some real tokenomics headwinds, especially FIL and AEVO which still have significant unlock pressure coming. if you're thinking about repositioning into something with more durable yield, ETH-based liquid restaking through Lido, Rocket Pool, or even better EtherFi generates real yield from actual network activity rather than depending on speculative token appreciation, and EtherFi specifically adds EigenLayer restaking rewards on top of base staking returns.

Slowleytakenusername

Not really a fan but I admit to not understanding it enough to have a well enough formed opinion on ETH.

Drumroll-PH

For ETH specifically, liquid restaking through EtherFi, Lido, or Rocket Pool lets you earn staking yield plus restaking rewards rather than just holding, with EtherFi adding EigenLayer rewards on top of base staking returns. For altcoin diversification more broadly, the track record favors blue-chip DeFi infrastructure over newer speculative tokens, and keeping position sizes smaller on anything outside the top 10 by market cap has historically helped a lot.

GeoSystemsDeveloper

The main ones (ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX) and the privacy ones (ZEC, XMR)

Fit-Poet6736

currently holding stables, BTC & ETH and NEXO (strong utility and actual usage, check it)

Leading_Wafer9552

AI summary: \-What happened (the core event) Around April 18, a major DeFi hack (\~$290M) occurred in the Ethereum ecosystem. The target was a restaking protocol called “Kelp” (using restaked ETH). About 116,000+ restaked ETH was drained. \-The setup (why this system is complex) The exploit involved multiple stacked systems: Staking → ETH is locked. Liquid staking via Lido → creates tradable “stETH.” Restaking → adds another yield layer on top. Cross-chain bridges (e.g., LayerZero) → move assets across chains. Lending protocols → use tokens as collateral to borrow other assets. Each layer adds extra risk, especially when combined. \-The actual exploit (what went wrong) This was NOT a smart contract bug. Instead, it was a cross-chain message forgery attack: The attacker faked a message that looked legitimate. The system incorrectly trusted that message. Funds were released from escrow based on that fake signal. \-Key technical failure: The bridge used a “1-of-1 verifier” setup (only one validator confirming messages). Best practice would be multi-verifier (e.g., 3-of-5). With only one verifier, the attacker only needed to compromise or trick one point. \-How the attacker cashed out Instead of dumping tokens (which would crash price): Deposited stolen tokens into lending platforms. Borrowed real, liquid assets (like ETH) against them. Walked away with clean assets. Left bad collateral behind → creating system-wide debt. This is what caused contagion. \-The fallout (why it’s a big deal) \~$290M stolen directly. \~$13 billion in DeFi liquidity pulled within 48 hours. Multiple protocols affected (lending, staking, etc.). Created bad debt across the ecosystem. \-Who might be behind it Likely linked to the Lazarus Group (North Korea-backed). But attribution is not confirmed. \-Key lessons Bridges are a major vulnerability Especially weak verification setups. Complex DeFi stacking = hidden risk Individually safe systems can become unsafe together. Lending protocols amplify damage They act as an “exit liquidity” for attackers. Single-point verification is dangerous Multi-party validation is essential. Security focus is shifting Not just code bugs → system interactions & architecture flaws \-Advanced AI can: Analyze entire systems at once. Detect emergent vulnerabilities humans miss. Result: Hacks will likely increase, not decrease. \-Big takeaway This wasn’t just a hack—it exposed a structural issue: Modern DeFi risk comes from how systems interact, not just from bugs. And when something breaks: It doesn’t stay isolated It spreads across protocols → creating financial contagion

suckyuhhmada

Being selective makes a lot of sense here. Most alts are still trading on narrative momentum rather than actual fundamentals, and the ones that do hold up usually have real liquidity and user activity behind them. ETH and stables as your core while keeping a small watchlist of high-conviction plays is probably the right framework. Random but — when I was hunting for something with decent spot liquidity on a smaller cap recently, BitMart had it listed when others didn't. Not always the case but worth checking.

Drumroll-PH

Both assets behave more like long term cycles than entry point decisions. People who try to optimize for perfect timing usually end up sitting on the sidelines, while those who use a consistent approach (like small, regular buying over time) tend to avoid that pressure. Between BTC and ETH, they serve different roles: BTC is more macro/store-of-value driven, while ETH is more ecosystem and usage driven. Instead of trying to pick one perfect entry, it usually makes more sense to decide your time horizon and risk level first, then build exposure gradually rather than all at once.

Drumroll-PH

yeah metamask routing can get expensive fast, especially on smaller swaps where fee + slippage dominates. I usually cross check 1inch and CoW Swap first, then keep my longer term ETH position in EtherFi staking so I am not overtrading just to chase quotes.

ryana8

The people commenting on this thread are salty because they either A) Had the capital and didn't buy pre 2017 when the market was low or B) Didn't have the capital at the time The reality is: It's still early. Despite the headlines, despite what people are saying. Did blockchain really take off in the sense that "we're going to replace the banks with a truly anonymous and decentralized currency"? Absolutely not. Was it a pipedream at one point? Yes - around the time that you were watching cartoons. The crypto goldrush is akin to the actual goldrush. There *were* people who didn't move out west and set up mining operations.. But - look at gold now. It's still a commodity (a $13 Trillion commodity), and it's just a rock from the ground. People have turned it into jewelry, but - it's just a resource. BTC, ETH, BNB, AAVE, potentially HYPE (we will see about this one) - have real use cases that financial instructions can leverage. If you bought and held any of these since the early days, you'd have done well for yourself. But again - the equities market isn't run by retail - it's run by institutions. A lot of people entered late and bought meme tokens to make up for it because they were trying to get rich quick. Just like in the real market - 99% of startups don't make it. The same works for tokens. What you SHOULD be optimizing for if you're interested in this economy is finding tokens with real world use cases that banks will inevitably be attracted to. There are tons of them, and they're worth holding for their long term value. You should NOT be optimizing for becoming a millionaire in a month because 67coin went from 1/1,000,000 of a penny to 20 cents. The thing about blockchain is it's just basic accounting software. At the very core. It's boring. Your investment strategy should be fairly boring too. People saying it's dead, yet it has a $2.6 trillion market cap and investment banks only recently got ETF approvals in 2024. 2 years ago. If you think the investment banks are done with crypto - despite just getting started with crypto, I don't know what else to tell you. To address your question. It's PART of an investment thesis. If you had $1m would you put it all in one stock? Or - would you diversify? A little in AMD, a little in energy stock, a little in SaaS? If you had $10m, you might put some of it in real estate, some of it in equities, some of it in crypto, etc.. Long story long. Add it to your portfolio. Keyword portfolio.

azdcaz

Not sure why the downvotes. Vitalik and the ETH foundation have consistently sold billions of ETH at both tops and bottoms.

defeater33

Pass rate is estimated to be 10% Just by spot ETH or BTC for low risk gains. Futures or perps for day trading or anything less than a month. Because of free leverage and low fees.

defeater33

No earnings to worry about. Just stay with ETH and BTC 90% or greater of crypto investments. Use monthly candle chart to buy at lows and sell on the highs. Don't get greedy big swings mean a lot money while being safe.

scrub-muffin

DCA the big two still, BTC and ETH. I wouldn't by LSD ETH, rtETH or cbETH. That's it, I wouldn't fuck with anything else not worth the time.

FreicoDargeek

Study Wychoff, smart money, eliott waves, and open a demo account. $10.000 in btc/eth swing trading. $10.000 in XAU Cripto ETF day trading. All demo. Then study the rules of FTMO and when I feel prepared learn how to use MT5 and get the lower FTMO challenge. Pass the challenge (if I failed, study and try again) and make at least $1.000 to upgrade the challenge. Repeat with $100.000 Repeat with $200.000 Stay focus until a reached $100.000 in payout and then switch to the cripto space. Learn about halving and be ready to add some positions in BTC/ETH/SOL Then move all to hardware wallet and repeat from FTMO $200.000 challenge. Stay focus doing this for two halvings (8 years) and then retire. Some hoes and botes will be waiting there. After that travel around the world until I find the love of my lifes and then, god and kids.

NightKnight_CZ

Proof of Work comeback after 8 years of sideways slumber (ETH, SOL, DeFi and memecoins stole the show) But time to return to real utility. - Litecoin easily could see 40-60x by mid/late 2028 - Dash it has worse looking chart than LTC. Also is not being used as much as LTC, is not in ATMs like LTC, doesn't have optional privacy and end tail emission via Doge - LTC merge mine - Digibyte My top 3rd contender, if May Digidollar stable coin is successful, this could easily be a 100-150x potential - Vertcoin - Ravencoin All of those Proof of Work coins could do epic comeback

chrisb720

I pretty much got out of most altcoins last year. I'm just ETH, XRP and a few privacy coins like XMR. In the last cycle i was always looking for those moon coins and never succeeded. Most are rubbish. Stick with the ones that have stood the test of time. I was never an XRP fan, but I think it could just be something big in the future

Low_Result6574

Would probably focus more in DCA and less on trying to time market 💀 Made same mistake with small coins few years back and lost decent amount. Bitcoin + some ETH is solid foundation but man the temptation to chase those 1000x gains is real when you're starting out 😂

HoldCtrlW

Shorting ETH. Any time we're over $2300 = easy short

Wonderful_Writer_133

Anyone get in early 2025 (Feb).? It's been an absolutely horrible money losing foray into supposedly institutional quality crypto. Deeply underwater for hodling and picking more post ATH....BEFORE the deep dive to 70-60Kish. I also bought an ETH whole coin which lost 40% of it's value. But this is fine.

NoirVelvetx

BTC is the safer starter since it’s simpler, but grabbing a bit of ETH too and just DCA’ing over time is usually the move

defeater33

Sui rapid growth. Extremely fast speeds using New technology. collateral backed stable dollar built on their block chain not cross chained. Doge coin for a simple swing investment with less risk than most alts. Alts not including ETH make only 3% of my crypto investments

v2ne8

The Iranians are switching from BTC to ETH aren’t they

themotarfoker

haha went down this exact rabbit hole a few months ago. started with a small amount on Basis.pro just to test the waters. genuinely surprised by how smooth it's been,  having PAXG sitting right next to my ETH and SOL in one dashboard is way more convenient than i expected. but yeah your point about knowing where the yield actually comes from is valid, wish platforms were more upfront about that

CryptoOnTheSidewalk

Most people in your spot just start small and split between BTC and ETH since both are established, then add over time instead of trying to time the market, because short term moves are unpredictable and chasing “perfect entry” usually leads to stress and bad decisions.

suckyuhhmada

Starting with BTC and ETH is a solid move — they have the most liquidity and the most resources to learn from. For the "which one to buy" question, a lot of beginners benefit from just splitting evenly at first rather than trying to time it perfectly. On the platform side, Coinbase is beginner-friendly but has higher fees; once you're comfortable, it's worth comparing alternatives. I've been using BitMart for some of my purchases — the onboarding is fairly smooth and it covers a wide range of assets if you ever want to branch out.

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YUSoOffended

The Santorini trip funded by crypto gains is the kind of W that doesn't get talked about enough. Everyone's chasing the "life changing money" exit but honestly using some profits to create a real memory like that is already winning. Also respect the shift after 2022 - cutting the shitcoins and just DCAing into BTC/ETH without overthinking it is the most underrated strategy in this space. No drama, no moonshot plays, just consistency. And setting some aside for your kid is genuinely cool. Even if it's a modest amount now, a 20 year time horizon is the kind of advantage most people wish they had. Good story man. The boring crypto journeys are usually the most successful ones.

Fit_Seaworthiness_37

Treat it like Gold and Silver. Stack up on BTC and ETH at a frequent rate, stay away from crypto ponzi schemes like RAVE coin, and DCA.

cashflashmil

If you’re new, don’t try to nail the perfect entry right away BTC is usually the easier first buy because the story is simpler and it’s generally the cleaner starting point for beginners, while ETH makes more sense once you understand the space a bit better The bigger mistake isn’t picking BTC vs ETH, it’s going too big too fast, so I’d just start small and DCA instead of trying to time the market Also, having one low-noise source helps a lot when you’re new. Full disclosure: I’m involved with WebSnack, and the whole point is to make crypto easier to follow without drowning in random noise

whale_paglu

The ETH exit queue is notoriously slow and can take over two weeks depending on validator churn, so your funds are likely just stuck in the protocol line. I stopped staking on platforms like Coinbase and Ledger because of these lockup headaches and moved to BYDFi for perps instead. They don't offer staking products, but they’ve been reliable for 6 years and have a $1M anniversary event running right now if you're looking for a change of pace.

Choice_Potato_6279

Good that people dropped "BTC and ETH", which was a thing with more conservative shitcoinsers, Shitereum is not much better.

salty-bois

This is an extremely difficult question to answer at this point in the market. Most alts are at ATLs, whilst ETH and BTC are getting a pump. I think the main question you need to ask yourself is one thing: Would I be OK - not happy, obviously, but OK, if everything you listed above went to zero? It also depends on how much money you have in these coins - if it's your life savings that's one thing, if it's a small fraction of your portfolio that's another. What we don't realise as noobs when we get into these alts is that many will die and never recover. We hold them expecting most of them to retrace to previous ATHs, at least, without understanding that many never will. If we enter a new bull market, some will get a pump, a few will get a big pump, less still will find ATHs again, and many, many, wil just die, forever. Only you can answer the question of whether you should sell OP. If it was me, which it's not, assuming I didn't have massive amounts of money in them, I'd be holding at this point. We can go lower for sure, but we've gone so low at this point the bottom may conceivably be in.

unknowngloomth

I learned my lesson. Every alt which its holders keep chanting it has a tech superior to BTC and ETH. That's a sell signal for me. The only coin is still being a bagholder of is just BTC.

8512764EA

This is what I did 3 years ago when my “portfolio” looked like that: Sold it all Bought Bitcoin DCA’d into Bitcoin and only bitcoin. 100% Bitcoin. No other shitcoins like ETH, SOL, etc

Nunganunga

It doesn’t really make any difference if a hacker steals your anonymous or non-anonymous crypto. There are dozens of ways to anonymize even the most transparent cryptocurrencies via DEXs. Regardless of if you have BTC/ETH, or XMR stolen from you, you’ll still be stuck with your thumb in your ass & with absolutely zero recourse.

Itur_ad_Astra

People shit on Tom Lee and ETH, but *at least* every single transaction of BMNR is public.

Bysmiel

Real goat, unlike many BTC ETH dumped all and say f*ck crypto at least he is a true believer. Guys like vitalik and Kyle Samani only dump every cycle.

MCL-Jonathan

TBH I still think too early to get into $ETH NFA DYOR As we’re still waiting for Bitcoin to fully bottom (or Bitcoin already bottomed at $60k), no one knows. If Bitcoin still hasn’t found the bottom, potentially $ETH and all altcoins will continue to bleed

cyger

I kind of feel most alts are heading towards zero. Yes we heard this for years, and not it appears true. Still we may get a significant bounce, but who knows. I liquidated almost all my alts after the 10/10 BS. And I agree, there are just so many coins out there, it is hard to see how these legacy ones can gain traction again. Some really useful ones like Sol and ETH have a chance.

DarKcS

None of these estimates mattered as Trump escalated the war, ETH lost all of its major support levels again and round tripped the majority of the ceasefire gains - no point in speculative technicals when political events drive price.

Triseult

Good luck. ETH has been pinned hard to BTC through arbitrage for a very long time. BTC would have to go up to $2M for ETH to hit these numbers.

Diamondcask

Imagine the big dogs wanting you to sell it 😂 thats a trap. ETH is dropping but that means it's time to buy more. It ain't gonna die I promise you.

OpeningUse5497

There is no legitimate reason for anyone to send you free profit just for transferring ETH. Scammers often return small amounts at first to build trust, then steal larger deposits. Real Ethereum tests use testnets with free tokens — they never require sending real ETH.

quantum_burp

Going from ETH -> L2 is going to be quick and cheap through official bridges Going from L2 -> ETH however, will likely take you 7 days :) People use bridges to go from L2 -> ETH or L2 -> L2

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HSuke

Well, it's more because the commenter failed to notice that all OP is trying to do is move ETH from L1 to Base, which doesn't even need a swap. The best suggestion should've been to use the native bridge on Superbridge.

HSuke

OP is just trying to get ETH from L1 to Base. He didn't even need to use a swap. There's literally a native L1 contract that migrates ETH from L1 to base for ~$0.20 regardless of amount.

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HSuke

There's nothing wrong with using Metamask or Rabby if you're a power user. Just don't use them for large swaps FFS. Using the native L1 bridge to go from L1 to Base is literally $0.20 in total fees even you send $1000000 of ETH. And it works perfectly fine with Metamask or with any self-custody wallet.

HSuke

Because he probably used a tiny swap. Also, no one uses swaps to transfer large amounts of ETH between L1 and L2. They should be using the canonical Base bridge or Superbridge. That's what everyone else does. Literally costs under $0.20 in gas and has no other fees.

davidtakahashi

It's just liquidity, more money printing. Michael Saylor has a new tool (STRC) to attract his weird investors so that he can buy more BTC at these price levels. Tom Lee is getting his investors back into ETH. So, it's not surprising or unusual for BTC to reach 80k levels, even 90 because of the current buy pressure. But for sure we're NOT going to reach an ATH in 2026. That's absolutely absurd. We'll still find the bottom of this bear market in October.

Alarming-Jello-5846

Do you want to meet up and trade some of my Pepe69420 token for 0.001 ETH?

asuds

To be clear though, it’s the L2 rsETH that’s unbacked. I presume the attacker took the rsETH on ethereum, and presumably deposited it in aave etc on the L1. So now the question is, which rsETHtoken (L1 or L2) will kelp honor if you want to redeem back for ETH. pretty wild

y2k2009

Those are typical ETH fees you are paying and the slippage needs to be set lower. It's not dependent on Metamask but the network you are using. Trade on a CEX before you lose all your money on some ass memecoin

Saffuran

BTC ETH SOL are about where I'm comfortable for "safer" assets in the space. Others like LINK and AVAX are higher up the risk curve but I see utility/value in them also.

Berrio6

Yeah this is a known issue with MetaMask swaps specifically on cross-chain bridges. The 0.875% is their base fee, but what they don't advertise upfront is that it compounds with bridge fees, LP fees on the destination, and worst of all — their quote engine sometimes uses stale liquidity data, so by the time you execute, you're getting a worse rate than shown. On a 5-figure swap that gap adds up fast. What most people switch to after this exact experience: **For EVM chains (ETH/Base/Arbitrum):** **1inch** or **CoW Swap**. 1inch routes through 200+ DEXs and charges zero platform fee — you only pay the underlying pool fees and gas. CoW Swap batches orders and protects against MEV front-running, which is probably also eating your swaps without you knowing. **For cross-chain specifically:** **deBridge** — no liquidity pools, no slippage, guaranteed rate. It's what I use for anything over $10k. **If you're open to Solana:** **Jupiter** is genuinely miles ahead of anything on EVM for swap execution. Sub-cent fees, splits across 50+ DEXs automatically. Obviously only relevant if you're holding Solana-native assets. The dirty secret is MetaMask's swap UI is optimized for UX, not best execution. It's fine for small trades where convenience matters more than 0.5%. For 5-figures it's the wrong tool. On your question "is this the state of DeFi in 2026" — kind of yes for wallets that charge interface fees, no for dedicated aggregators. The aggregator layer has gotten genuinely good. The problem is wallet UX hides the fee structure. Worth reading if you want to understand why Solana-based DeFi has structurally lower costs: [https://wealthmindlabs.com/solana-staking-rewards-2026.html](https://wealthmindlabs.com/solana-staking-rewards-2026.html) — it's about staking but it explains why the fee architecture is different from EVM. The same reason staking fees are fractional is why swaps on Solana are also much cheaper.

moonRekt

Glad I sold all my AAVE for my Audi a couple months ago. Spending money on cars is stupid but sometimes not as stupid as HODLing. Really only trusting BTC and ETH right now

theplainuser

I’d say don’t rush into it expecting quick profits, most people lose at the beginning. It helped me to just focus on BTC/ETH at first instead of jumping into random alts, and spend time understanding how the market moves. Also, staring at charts all day gets exhausting really fast. I trade on 15m using pivot + RSI, and at some point I ended up making a small alert bot for myself just to stay a bit more disciplined. Still learning myself, but focusing on risk management and keeping things simple helped way more than trying to learn everything at once.

theplainuser

I’d say don’t try to watch charts all day, it gets exhausting really fast. Personally I found it easier to focus on BTC/ETH at the beginning instead of jumping into random alts. I trade on 15m using pivot + RSI, and at some point I got tired of constantly checking charts, so I made a small bot that alerts me near levels. Still testing it, but it helped me stay more disciplined and not overtrade.

krakensupport

Wanted to reassure you here, this is common, the unstake likely just isn't finished yet. When you stake ETH through Ledger Live, unstaking is actually a two-step process, and the second step isn't always obvious: 1. **Request to unstake** (you did this on April 7). This puts you in line to get your ETH back. 2. **Claim** is a second transaction you'll need to do once your turn in the line comes up. That's the step where the ETH actually lands back in your wallet. The wait time depends on the validator exit queue, which processes unstaking requests in order. Normally it's a few days, but it can stretch to two weeks or more when a lot of people are unstaking at once. Best thing to do is check back in the Ledger Live staking section over the next several days. Once your request is ready, there should be an option to claim or withdraw your ETH. That's when it'll finally show up in your wallet. Rest easy, just need that second step to complete things.

blastermckaster

ETH 2300 resistance is actually amazing ngl

coreytrevor

How can 5 figures of ETH have liquidity problems? This is supposed to be the #2 crypto?

Azatis-

Attacker drained 116,500 rsETH ($292M) from Kelp DAO's LayerZero bridge He then deposited the stolen rsETH as collateral on Aave V3 to borrow \~$236M in WETH. Because the rsETH is now unbacked, those positions are unliquidatable. Aave is now stuck with \~$280M in bad debt it cannot recover. Panic withdrawals have followed: $5.4 BILLION in [$ETH](https://x.com/search?q=%24ETH&src=cashtag_click) outflows, with Justin Sun pulling 65,584 ETH ($154M) alone. ETH utilization has maxed out at 100%, which means there's almost no ETH left to withdraw. This is the FIRST real-world test of Aave's Umbrella safety module & the BIGGEST DeFi exploit of 2026. Copy pasted from article

asuds

I think they didn’t mint, but just got the L1 side to release the hold tokens. Strangely KelpDAO hasn’t actually lost anything directly as the rsEth just represents a claim on restaked ETH that wasn’t touched. It’s actually the rseth holders on L2s as the L1 rseth assets backing their tokens are gone. the l1 tokens exist, sitting in lending protocols. and the eth those represent a claim on is still sitting in eigenlayer etc. but i might have misread the details

PeacefulNA

The regime filter framing is actually more useful than entry signal framing and I'm going to steal it. The way you've described it same technical setups that fail in downtrend regime start completing when ratio turns maps exactly onto what I've been observing without having articulated it that cleanly. The local technicals on ETH have looked decent multiple times in the last 90 days and the setups didn't resolve. The ratio was in downtrend each time. That's not a coincidence I've connected properly until now. On the second higher low as confirmation that's the honest answer to the timing problem. No clean shortcut, just wait for structure to confirm. I'll be watching for that specifically rather than treating the current bounce as confirmed rotation. On 0.0308 it's price memory, not derived. That level appeared as a floor multiple times through late 2025 and early 2026 before the Iran-war drawdown broke through it briefly. The model flagged it as significant because of the touch frequency, but it's not a calculated support — it's where price has repeatedly found buyers in this range. The AI didn't generate that number, it confirmed a level I'd already marked manually. Which means if it breaks, I'm not falling back on a model output to second-guess myself. The level is gone and the regime filter question becomes the only thing that matters is the ratio making a lower low or holding? That's the fork.

PeacefulNA

The regime filter framing is actually more useful than entry signal framing and I'm going to steal it. The way you've described it same technical setups that fail in downtrend regime start completing when ratio turns maps exactly onto what I've been observing without having articulated it that cleanly. The local technicals on ETH have looked decent multiple times in the last 90 days and the setups didn't resolve. The ratio was in downtrend each time. That's not a coincidence I've connected properly until now. On the second higher low as confirmation that's the honest answer to the timing problem. No clean shortcut, just wait for structure to confirm. I'll be watching for that specifically rather than treating the current bounce as confirmed rotation. On 0.0308 it's price memory, not derived. That level appeared as a floor multiple times through late 2025 and early 2026 before the Iran-war drawdown broke through it briefly. The model flagged it as significant because of the touch frequency, but it's not a calculated support — it's where price has repeatedly found buyers in this range. The AI didn't generate that number, it confirmed a level I'd already marked manually. Which means if it breaks, I'm not falling back on a model output to second-guess myself. The level is gone and the regime filter question becomes the only thing that matters, is the ratio making a lower low or holding? That's the fork.

AlgonikHQ

The friction vs fuel distinction is a good reframe, that’s a cleaner way to communicate the setup and more honest about what the signal actually implies for sizing. On ETH/BTC as a leading indicator, I haven’t backtested it formally across full cycles, I use it more as a regime filter than an entry signal. The way I’ve thought about it: when the ratio is in a sustained downtrend it tells you capital is rotating into BTC dominance, and alt setups have a much lower completion rate in that regime regardless of local technicals. When the ratio turns and holds a higher low it signals the rotation is starting, and the same technical setups that fail in the downtrend regime start completing. The lead time question is the hard part. Anecdotally it’s been anywhere from a few days to 2-3 weeks before price follows in past cycles, which makes it useful as a filter but not a timing tool. I haven’t found a reliable way to tighten the confirmation window beyond waiting for a second higher low on the ratio. The 0.0308 level you’re watching, is that a structural support from earlier in the 2026 range or a derived level from the model? Curious whether it’s a price memory level or something calculated.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

PeacefulNA

Honest answer: I don't have a large sample size to quote a clean win rate from. The system is roughly 2 months old using 90 days of news data, and 3 years history of trading ETH. What I can tell you is the actual result: I started with €2,000. I'm currently sitting above €4,000. That's over 100% return in about 8 weeks, using the same algorithmic approach I described in the post. I'm not posting that to brag I'm posting it because you asked, and hiding the number when it's good would be as dishonest as hiding it when it's bad. What I will say clearly: this is the cleanest setup I've seen since I built the system. Not every signal has looked like this. Most of the time the windows disagree, confidence sits in the 50s, and I either size down or stay out. The 5/5 agreement at 0.68 confidence is unusual that's part of why I posted it publicly instead of just running it quietly. So the win rate question is fair but probably the wrong frame for a 2-month-old system. The better question is whether the logic holds and whether I'm being honest about when it doesn't. Ask me again in another 6 months and I'll have a real number for you.

PeacefulNA

Thanks! The invalidation criteria point is exactly why I built the system the way I did. Most calls skip that part because it forces accountability. On the funding level, fair pushback, and you're right. -0.000243 is mild negative, not extreme. The squeeze setup is there but it's not a coiled spring. I'd frame it less as "violent squeeze incoming" and more as "shorts aren't getting paid enough to hold through a move higher", the friction is low rather than the fuel being high. Subtle but meaningful difference in how I'm sizing the position. The ETH/BTC ratio point I fully agree with. I have it in the model but I've probably underweighted it in how I communicated the thesis here. If BTC dominance keeps climbing, that's my earliest warning before price confirms you named the right tripwire. I'm watching 0.0308 as the line. If it breaks down from here rather than turning, the whole rotation narrative collapses regardless of what the technicals say locally. On the backtest question, honest answer: I can't give you a clean historical accuracy number on 5/5 window agreement setups specifically. The model is less than 90 days old and the confluence has only appeared a handful of times in that window. What I can say is that in those instances, the directional call was correct but the magnitude varied significantly, which is consistent with "the direction is readable, the size of the move isn't." The 68% confidence reflects that uncertainty; it's not a number I'd round up to "probably works." If you've backtested ETH/BTC ratio turns as a leading indicator across cycles I'd genuinely be interested in how you've operationalized it. Entry signal, confirmation window, how long the lead time typically is before price follows.

yes_manequine

"I think I don't need to develop on this one." Develop a command of the English language maybe? Also? You clearly don't know much about the block chain given the referencing of Shiba, Hyper, Doge, BTC, ETH, Tether, USDC As if it is all interchangeable

SpontaneousDream

Yep. I've pulled off some of my wBTC but at the same time I think I still want to leave some there simply because ETH has (and will continue) to perform very poorly against BTC. There is no world in which this trash should be almost $300 BILLION in market cap when exploits like yesterday occurs on the chain over and over again, even a decade later after launch. People will simply move their money elsewhere (and they should).

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Solid writeup, the invalidation criteria at the end is what separates this from most posts in this sub. One thing worth stress-testing: the Apr 7-13 analog assumes similar liquidity conditions, but funding at -0.000243 is relatively mild negative — not the kind of extreme that historically precedes violent short squeezes. The squeeze setup is there but the fuel might be limited. The ETH/BTC ratio bouncing off lows is the signal I’d weight most heavily here. That ratio has been the leading indicator for alt rotation in every cycle, if it holds and turns, the technicals follow. If BTC dominance keeps climbing despite the macro rotation narrative, that’s your earliest warning before price confirms. 68% confidence with explicit assumptions and clear invalidation levels is more intellectually honest than most trading content online. What’s the model’s historical accuracy on similar 5/5 window agreement setups, have you been able to backtest that specific confluence?

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muchtwilight

My swap was literally ETH to ETH from mainnet to base, this is not about liquidity as they use aggregator, they're just being greedy

Bitcoin-ModTeam

You would be in the green if you would have bought bitcoin at the absolute peak of 2021. Unfortunately you invested in premined and centralized altcoins that were only created to enrich their founders and venture capitalist insiders. Look at the ETH to BTC price chart from 2021 until now: https://i.redd.it/zf4ao9aweiug1.png Look at the ADA to BTC price chart from 2021 until now: https://i.redd.it/m5mxw4jak4wg1.png ETH reached its all time high against bitcoin on June 11, 2017. ADA reached its all time high against bitcoin on January 3, 2018. It's unlikely that either of them will ever reach their all time high against bitcoin ever again.

MakotoBIST

I mean, crypto is meant to give a form of payment to people that doesn't rely on a single government, all the "make you rich" bullshit was always a bunch of ponzi schemes. Which i used to make some money but never believed in, obviously. The only other use case in 15 years was ETH which provided a way to generate new useless tokens on its layer

Lower-Instance-4372

don’t panic yet, ETH unstaking can take longer depending on validator exit queues and network congestion, so I’d double-check the withdrawal status in Ledger/your staking provider since it often shows there before it actually lands on-chain.

Savings_Somewhere681

The scary part isn't the $280M, it's the attack vector. They didn't hack aave, they didn't steal existing tokens. They minted fake rsETH through a bridge vulnerability and used it as real collateral to borrow real ETH. Defi's own composability became the weapon. Bridges have been the weakest link since ronin ($625M), wormhole ($320M), and nomad ($190M) and we keep building more complex systems on top of them. At some point the industry has to accept that cross-chain composability and security are in direct tension with each other.

PassiveBotAI

You have already answered your own question in the setup. Liquidity, volatility, and clean technical structure. That narrows it to BTC, ETH, and SOL for most swing traders and there is a reason those three keep coming up. BTC gives you the cleanest mean reversion setups when it extends from its moving average. Slower but more predictable. ETH amplifies BTC moves by roughly 1.3 to 1.5x so if you have a directional view on the market ETH gives you more movement for the same thesis. SOL is the most volatile of the three with the strongest intraday structure right now — VWAP deviation setups work well on it in trending conditions. The trap with swing trading is chasing coins that moved last week. By the time something has a narrative and volume it is usually mid-move not at the start. The boring answer is to get really good at reading one or two assets rather than scanning for the next hot coin. Current conditions worth noting — Fear and Greed is sitting in fear territory right now which historically favours mean reversion longs over momentum plays. Shorts are dangerous in extreme fear because sentiment can flip fast. If you are swing trading right now BTC long setups on RSI dips are higher probability than chasing momentum in either direction. What timeframe are you using for your entries?

PassiveBotAI

This is what it actually looks like when someone does it right and it is refreshingly boring compared to most posts here. The Santorini moment is the one that stands out. First time numbers on a screen turned into something real. That psychological shift — from abstract portfolio value to actual lived experience — is underrated as a strategy. Taking some off the table at a life moment you will remember forever is genuinely better than optimising for maximum exit price. The 2022 cut to BTC and ETH only is also the right move that most people make too late or never make at all. Shitcoin diversification feels like upside in a bull market and is just correlated downside in a bear one. Eight years of mostly boring decisions with one good trip and a deposit for a house is a better outcome than 99 percent of the people who started in 2017 chasing the same thing with more noise. Good luck with the home deposit.

United-Strength3991

Hi I tried adding the link to other reddit post with same issue but it was removed. Go to ledgerwallet subreddit and search: ETH unstake showed completed but funds did not arrive You will see someone who had the same issue and how to resolve it Hope that helps

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Drumroll-PH

This is basically where I landed too: cold storage for real savings, separate venue for trading, and a smaller middle bucket for productive ETH. The only onchain piece I keep semicore is etherfi because I still hold the validator withdrawal keys there, which feels cleaner than treating a CEX or fully custodial staking product as the default.

MaximumStudent1839

> attacker minted rsETH, used it as collateral on Aave V3 to drain ETH/WETH, leaving \~$177M in bad debt. I So, more incentives to push for isolated margin designs over cross-margins? With all these hacks involving random coins being used as collateral, I can't imagine ppl won't start to question the cross-margin design as a whole.

NovastaKai

? free event if its in the sky ^_^? most use ETH or SOL though.

blinm944

Yep, the thing is I was being careful, but it seemed real. It was even posted in the ETH subreddit (now removed). The post had around 50 comments from people who seemed curious and genuine, not like bots. Honestly, the bait was too good for any newbie to resist. Anyway, I’ve learned my lesson

blinm944

It was also cross posted to an ETH sub, which made it look legit. One of them posted about how I made profit, and then the actual post followed. It’s deleted now.

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ZucchiniDelicious789

I do not believe I have to power to outperform trading algorithms developed by institutions that cost millions even billions of dollars. I do not see my edge in leveraged trading as those who could control the market can see my long/short orders. Thus, I just stay with the strategy DCA, no matter what the prices are, just put fixed amount of money on the projects I believe in (ADA, BTC, ETH, NIGHT) every week. Quick money may looks fascinating but kills. DCA should be the baseline techniques, traders may use DCA calculators, comparing the yield of their strategy against that of DCA's using the same period from first trade till now and quit trading (leveraged) if underperform DCA.

Lantern_In_The_Fog

You can crypto through Fidelity, but it has restrictions, only authorized states are allowed to buy and sell select cryptocurrencies, primarily Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD).

didnt_hodl

so the trading 20% is basically gone. you will quickly lose that money and that will be the end of it now, of the accumulating 80% the BTC part might survive, the rest will be just losing to BTC long term simply plot ETH, SOL or any other shitcoin vs BTC over the last say 5 years and see what is happening long term you'd be better off placing 90% into BTC and do what you want with the remaining 10%, but mostly be prepared that it will lose to BTC

Haunting_Action_952

ETH. It goes up and down daily

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Post is by: ShockCatOnSol and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/u_ShockCatOnSol/comments/1sp0wp7/fear_greed_at_26_while_btc_absorbs_806b_in_volume/ >The market is bleeding quietly today. Not a panic spiral — a patience environment. And patience is the rarest commodity in crypto. Today's full signal breakdown: BTC — BUY. Conviction 68/100. 3:1 r/R. Entry $73,500–$78,000. Target $95,000. $80.6B volume with near-flat price is institutional absorption not distribution. BTC is the only asset holding structural integrity right now. ETH — HOLD. Conviction 42/100. Underperforming BTC. Support at $2,180 holding. Watch for daily close below that level — it flips to SELL. SOL — HOLD. Conviction 48/100. Down 2.03% but $5B volume shows genuine buyers still present. $81.50 is the critical support level to watch. PNUT — SELL. Conviction 18/100. Down 15.67% with 112% volume-to-market-cap. That is a distribution event not a dip. Someone large is exiting into retail bids. ACT — SELL. Conviction 12/100. 174% volume-to-market-cap on a down 6% day. The most extreme distribution signal in today's entire dataset. Falling knife. The best time to buy fear is when it is boring. BTC is boring right now. Not financial advice. Signal over noise. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*