ETH

badplayz99

The current positions for this wallet for ETH and GOLD don't look too good.

Horror-Sector7498

Most people use Coinbase Advanced now — same account, lower fees, more control. The regular app is fine for simple buys but pricier. For 2026, many stick to BTC, ETH, maybe SOL for growth, and some are also watching RYO for its focus on real-world payments and compliance. Start slow, avoid hype, and ease back in with small buys.

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tldr; Optimism (OP) governance has approved a proposal to allocate 50% of Superchain sequencer revenue to monthly OP token buybacks starting February 2026. The 12-month pilot program will use over-the-counter (OTC) providers to convert Ethereum (ETH) into OP tokens, which will be held in the Collective treasury. The program aims to stabilize the token's value following a record low in December 2025. The final use of repurchased tokens will be determined by community votes, with potential uses including staking rewards or ecosystem grants. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

HybridAmandeepOrWot

ngl this presale’s mad hypey and those crazy ROI numbers just scream unreal. i’ve been messin’ with meme coins on Solana n ETH for a minute and always only risk what i can lose. BYDFi’s low-fee setup makes trying tiny positions way easier without eatin’ all your gas.

CookieCuttr

BTC. ETH is never hitting 5k at this rate.

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

Are you referring to BTC or ETH?

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Post is by: internetmoney- and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1qqstj2/tracking_a_whale_who_just_cleared_300k_on_a_gold/ I started following this wallet earlier this week [https://markets.xyz/address/0xb49f65cd5597bc68287cd2c2e960a4065a710b31](https://markets.xyz/address/0xb49f65cd5597bc68287cd2c2e960a4065a710b31), the trader entered a large GOLD long around $5,226 and exited near $5,439, holding the position a little over a day. The result: \~$296,000 in realized profit on a single trade. This wasn’t a short-term scalp. The hold time and position size suggest a deliberate macro swing: • Gold has been bid amid shifting rate-cut expectations • USD strength has paused over the last several sessions • Volatility across metals increased, and the trade leaned into that move The account is running \~10x leverage, so while the trade worked, the risk was real. What stands out is how this gold position materially outperformed the wallet’s recent ETH and silver activity. Curious how others here read the setup at the time and do you think gold will be going higher even though there was a correction? *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.*

Sudden-Cat7170

Anyone else get out of the market around mid August of last year for a $4.5M gain? It’s been nice to sit on the sidelines and finally make a well timed trade. I held ETH for stressful months. Glad to be out. Cmon crypto bros you gotta celebrate the wins of your colleagues as well 🍺

Sudden-Cat7170

Anyone else happy they bought ETH last year at 2200 and sold at 4600 for a $4.5 million profit.

HVAC-Guy101

What about ETH??? Is it still a good buy for long term?

flying-fox200

Never sell your BTC+ETH.

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tldr; Ethereum (ETH) is trading near $2,850 after failing to reclaim $3,000, with analysts predicting potential moves to $4,000 and a long-term target of $10,000. Current charts mirror 2024 patterns, showing a 47% drop followed by consolidation and a possible rally. Indicators like RSI and MACD suggest momentum may shift, while a falling wedge formation hints at an upward breakout. Additionally, Ethereum's network growth remains strong, with over 175.5 million non-empty wallets, reflecting steady user participation. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

KristyKD

idk i'd probably keep the ETH and swap some XRP for SEI. cheaper entry and way more room to run imo

gonats24

i just use regular coinbase. for 2026 honestly BTC ETH SOL are solid. maybe add some SEI if you want a cheaper L1 play

lambdasintheoutfield

Stake that brother. You could have made a steady staking profit over 6 years. I haven’t followed ETH much but as I recall it was 3% APY so per year you are gaining $600 at least. Not life changing but better than 0

ZannyNanny23

i think CHAINLINK, TAO bittensor, HBAR, BITCOIN, CANTON, STELLAR and ZCASH have really good tokenomics and obviously ETH I DID REALLY WELL ON ETH LAST YEAR. ill buy eth if it get to 2,300.00 but im playing the HODL game for the next year or two and dollar cost average all year jus keep buying the dips and short the market on futures for exchange trades. its a hard grind fellas im down alot but that the game.. patience is really the game.. and we have alot of bullish regulation and strong indication that were gonna get to green light for tokenization and banks to start useing this tech... what do u think?

bruno9213

The thing is a Stream Deck Mini with BTC and ETH price in euro but is not looking good 📉

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funkymonk44

Well I've made a ton of money in alts over the years. ETH, Vechain, Chainlink, and Litecoin all did very well for me. I got in at good times and I got out at good times. I think if you believe in projects there is no reason to believe the fundamentals have changed. As always, do your own research.

jawni

Not directly, but there is opportunity cost. Validators rely on ETH gaining yield, holding value or gaining value and with misaligned economic incentives, that makes it difficult. >Real economic activity on the network, particularly stablecoin settlement, tokenized cash, and institutional RWAs, is scaling, but fee compression, L2 value leakage, and modest net issuance raise the bar for throughput to translate into durable protocol-level economics. ETH is no longer a pure monetary asset and is increasingly a leveraged claim on Ethereum’s ability to convert liquidity dominance and institutional relevance into sustainable cash flows. >**A meaningful re-rating requires visible progress in value capture, whether through higher aggregate fees, improved alignment between L2s and mainnet, or supportive flow regimes driven by ETFs and yield differentials.** Without this, Ethereum may continue to anchor the onchain financial system while offering more limited upside for the asset itself. https://www.21shares.com/en-us/research/ethereum-2026-outlook-staked-slightly-inflationary-levered-by-scalability or >For the Ethereum asset to be valuable, **either the L1 needs to accrue the most value as the global settlement layer, or Ethereum** as an asset needs to become the cheapest de facto “money” of the ecosystem. The former is relatively easy to value, while the latter can take a much higher and more irrational multiple. >As L2 activity has picked up, the fee story for Ethereum as settlement layer has been largely underwhelming, with ETH only being paid ~1% of all fees on Base. When you consider the fact that even ETH block space demand is also declining, it’s hard to find a scenario in which Ethereum is able to outperform any of the major L2s in its network, although each of those tokens also struggles to tell a meaningful value accrual story themselves. In fact, Base, the leading L2, succeeds in spite of no token. You’d need 100x activity across all L2s just to be at parity with where they are now (and while leaking 99% of the economics to other players in the ecosystem). https://www.blockchaincapital.com/blog/the-great-consolidation

Critical_Custard_196

Isn’t ETH the best foundation for smart contracts with the most real life application? Long time BTC holder, but have been increasing my ETH holdings last few years instead.

Spazero

I dont expect ETH to truly shine until the dollar is dead. Dollar ain't dead yet. Trumps trying though. He may even succeed. I dont see this as a good thing, but I may as well hedge.

dca-bot

DCA into BTC if you wanna build wealth. Check ETH/BTC or SOL/BTC... if you buy those assets you loose money

Comfortable_Exit734

Most staked ETH is in liquid token form so I wouldn’t say it’s locked.

MemeyOreos

timing the market is brutal lol. maybe keep some crypto exposure with solid stuff like ETH SOL or SEI and put some in gold? idk going all in either way feels risky

NatBitty

(ETH is an alt too)

themostusedword

I bought 20k of ETH in 2020. I have 20k of ETH.

TSErica

You brought good valid points and the industry does need some cleaning from the garbage and redundancy. Smarter investors too. But I remember when Bitcoin began and by no means was the hype it is today, but in certain circles it was. It seemed like there was always a couple of years it would fade a bit, then something, ETH an example that would burst on scene, hype again, then fade. It will be back, leaner (expect only 20 or so coins to be really worth anything), it just needs more real world adoption, and wiser growth.

SenseiRaheem

Pour one out for the ETH homies

Calm-Professional103

I always liked Stellar. I use it mainly for its good, dependable yield on yUSDC as a place to park my dry powder. Great network - Fast and cheap transactions. However, XLM IMHO is not investible. I hold only enough to pay for transaction fees and to open trustlines.  I like Ethereum too, for its native ETH staking and my belief that this is and will continue to be the home of DeFi and will likely be the network where AI agents will transact. ETH is likely to be the innovative hub of crypto 

Reach_Beyond

ETH may go up, ETH may go down, but I will likely keeping accumulating and staking.

Roger_Kulan

The gains are there, BTC and ETH only. But buddy we're down 36% since October. I like it when line go up.

JudgeCheezels

ETH. HBAR if you have fuck you money.

cyger

What, most weeks more stablecoins are minted on Sol vs Eth. ETH also had it's scammy ICO and NFT days. Sol is built for speed, we will see what happens.

Hellstorage

BTC ETH and Avax i think it will give good return. but that means you have to hold it untill tension drops when it drops no one knows all we can say it will eventually its inevitable.

Geo-USA

This is the way. With something speculative, only invest what you can afford to lose and have patience. I expect the 4 year bitcoin cycle to continue. It is programmed in the code after all. Next cycle peak should be in 2029. I will start DCA buying again this fall. Maybe, just maybe the layer ones like ETH, SOL, and XRP will take off this year and it will not be such a bad crypto winter. 2022 was ugly.

Glyzzza_

BTC, ETH, SOL, and GOLD for diversification.

Illustrious_Way3898

Gold and silver have gone parabolic. That’s what crypto should have done. The current BTC price is crap 💩 and the ETH price pathetic dog🐕shit 💩!

ZeeDyke

What I personally noticed with people around me is that the amount of coins that is flooding the market made a lot of people that where "gambling" with crypto became less enthusiastic. The ones that were just accumulating BTC and ETH for example, are still doing it and are still positive.

Internal_Custard_746

No, there was no alt-coin season, but it was just getting started when Trump nipped it in the bud with his first tariff announcement last year. Any potential recovery in the entire crypto market—including BTC and ETH—is undermined by the dire macroeconomic scenario imposed by Trump's reckless and unpredictable decisions. Markets need certainty, but Trump is upending all geopolitical and macroeconomic structures and balances. As long as Trump is president, we should expect the worst.

WorldlyCaramel3793

Should I bag ETH or BTC?

DryMyBottom

>How low can ETH price go with ETH, you never know :/

badplayz99

Of course, number 1 BTC, SOL and ETH will still show themselves. From the TOP 10, I would still look at XRP

Comprehensive_Tea388

I'm getting the feeling the banks have stopped shorting metals and are now suppressing BTC and ETH. Keep hearing all this good news about tooenization and adoption but the price is contained and just barcodes.

Shichroron

I hate JPM like the next guy - but the JPM dudes have most of money, and the cyberpunk ethos of DeFi is dead (Solana is probably the poster child of selling all the principles for a VC check). So all the innovation is going to end up on ETH

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Comprehensive_Tea388

Why would you not use ETH?

DBRiMatt

Overall Ethereum is still inflationary, just a very low inflation rate these days. It's supply has been consistently increasing by about 18-19k ETH per week since the Fusaka upgrade.

Hot_Vermicelli5957

What does staking ETH have to do with a short squeeze?

TheGreatCryptopo

ETH is a 3k stable coin. Grats.

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Coo_ki_e

ngl this presale’s mad hypey and those crazy ROI numbers just scream unreal. i’ve been messin’ with meme coins on Solana n ETH for a minute and always only risk what i can lose. BYDFi’s low-fee setup makes trying tiny positions way easier without eatin’ all your gas.

respectandmanners

So, basically, one has USDT in one's wallet, and when one wants to spend the USDT, then there's an automatic operation that converts USDT to RLUSD on XRP, which is then further converted to USD to send on VISA? I wonder how much the gas fees are per transaction to do all that. Not sure why something like USDT on TRX or ETH straight to USD isn't a better choice and then just skipping the USDT->RLUSD->USD conversion

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ieatvegans

You're probably right, and metals are at the top, but I've made a small gamble that they are not. I sold *some* green ETH to put into silver. We'll see how 2026 plays out, still have remaining ETH and BTC, but maybe silver works out decent for me.

layersofme72

depends what you mean by better tbh. gold wont make you rich but you'll sleep fine. crypto could 10x or nuke 80%. personally been stacking SEI and some ETH for the risk side

ginnipix

never got into memes, i know i'll always be late. nowadays, long-term is the way to go. BTC and ETH. Maybe SOL.

DBRiMatt

I just buy low, sell higher. It's crazy, but it works! Kidding aside, I use cow.fi for trading, set limit orders and have been swapping in and out ETH and USDC No technical analysis, minimal chart reading, and I'm not even kidding the amount of swing trades I've successfully made from "buying back after burgers dump" is beyond memeworthy. You can read more of my simple experiment in [r/EthTrader](https://np.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/1qhyc2h/trader_tuesday_active_trading_vs_passive_gains_5/) I'm definitely not a professional, nor am I am full time trader, and I do not wish to be; but, If I can make a few bucks, then so can anyone! xD

emailtest28

Looks like a portfolio built by someone who actually codes, not just “invests”. ETH / LINK / SOL make sense from a dev perspective. 5% BTC is the classic “yeah, fine, Bitcoin stays”. DOT is a bold one — hope you’re holding it out of conviction, not nostalgia 🙂 If you’re truly in for 10+ years, maybe slightly more BTC/ETH, but overall this feels pretty clean.

TheGreatCryptopo

I'm gonna say it now. There's gonna be a time when there's not gonna be enough ETH or BTC for these ETF's and the shits gonna silver. I mean moon.

PermissionPlusFour

Gold and silver did about 260% since 2011, with most of that in the last year alone. It’s good to diversify, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend selling your BTC/ETH at a loss for that.

Grunblau

Folks Finance FOLKS on Algorand, but also AVAX, ETH, etc… Mostly airdrops were all scams and costly from a tax perspective…. A drop would be worth $4 when you receive it at maximum hype… if you hold it, it immediately goes almost to zero. You pay tax on the $4 regardless if you sell or not. Stopped chasing most airdrops a long time ago.

ozera202

fuck me dead GOLD and Silver just keep going . we are fucked boys . BTC /ETH clearly not Gold and Silver of the digital world just big shit coins

piggleii

Ah shit, guys. Tom Lee says capital from Gold and Silver will flow into BTC and ETH eventually, which means it won't happen.

Weak-Inspection1198

As much as this is the long term play, I would wager most are curious about the impact this has for this impending cycle (or if the era of cycles is over). With a massive delay for alts, we may end up not having a true alt run. Everyone knew institutions would be getting in eventually. That’s not news. The implications were always a) when was regulatory clarity going to happen, b) at what speed do tutes enter crypto, c) at what volume do tutes enter crypto, and d) what market dynamics come into play when this occurs (who are the real winners). That’s all. My guess is the winners will be very small for the short term: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, HBAR, XDC, ZBCN, and Canton.

TheGreatCryptopo

The days of the NFT craze are long gone and way behind us. Back then every man and his dog were churning out garbage and sold for multiples of ETH. The one that stood out was the kid with the weird whales. He must be choking with laughter with all the ETH he scooped up.

piggleii

Yeah he told everyone ETH was going to pump in 2026, and now he says it's all going to zero and he's ecstatic because he bought metals.

Some-Highlight-2369

Specifically, the soft bridge to ETH is what sold me on this.

dylanbeck

NFTs just like ICOs were always rug pulls. Crypto had some very interesting stuff going on on 2016 but its dependent on Ethereums development. ETH will take its time, but depending on that will be the answer to OPs question. Most likely, BTC is doomed. ETH is unknown. Everything else is irrelevant and should be assumed DOA.

No_Swordfish4545

Sounds like you’ve got a solid plan with BTC and ETH as the core. For long term holds, a lot of people also consider projects with strong staking ecosystems, it’s a way to earn yield while holding, though it’s still exposed to market risk. You’ll see sites like p2pstaking mentioned as a resource for delegating to validators safely.

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FreeTr33s

It cost them nothing - they created their own coins, exchanged for ETH and bought the NFTs using the magic, made up money. Same as the guy who bought the Beeple nft. In the end, these people made millions for themselves as they created a utility for cryptocurrencies.

redditsucks365

Silver 20$ in 2022 ETH 1000$ in 2022

AdmirableCucumber

That’s $4.8M in today’s ETH value.

SilverbackViking

Absolutely reasonable IMO, BTC as the only play is just dumb IMO. BTC and ETH should be a majority but definitely not all, 10-20% in alts is definitely not ridiculous.

AltruisticYam7670

Don’t want to make it worth but ETH is at almost 3000$ today

MFz32

How many ETH is it worth because 1630 ETH is over $4.7M USD rn lol

SilverbackViking

Honestly at some point the trade has to play out and reverse. I think one day MicroStrategy will be a cautionary tale, that day is not today! Bitmine makes more sense to me because they can stake and make an income to either purchase more ETH or funds debt. Before the MicroStrategy trade collapses though they will likely get involved in Defi, the market is not evolved or secure enough for that right now, we may be looking at 10+ years before this trade collapses IMO.

epic_trader

I'm the biggest Ethereum bull there is, but there's no way on earth this is happening unless ETH price does a 5X.

No_Bar2541

I guess high valued is subjective. Somebody bought a crypto punk on opensea for 87k worth of ETH 8 hours ago. 5 have sold in the last 2 days. My point is it’s disingenuous for people to say NFTs are worthless. Also again…where is the $10 claim coming from?

RamoneBolivarSanchez

BTC and ETH. Skip the rest

chr1stok3r

I think you’re doing a solid job. Personally I’m going heavy buy on BTC. I’m also adding to my ETH and LINK holdings but at a slower pace. I’ve got solid positions in XRP, and Hbar as high risk/high reward plays.

partymsl

They are shilling ETH more than even we do...

biba8163

Stablecoins marketcap has gone up by 190% since 2021. ETH has gone down by -40% since 2021. Stablecoin growth has nothing to do with ETH price I've tried to explain that to ETH Maxis MANY times that Ethereum/Tron/Solana/ETH L2s are just competing RAILS for Stablecoins and that they will be forced to remain CHEAP to keep Stablecoin dominance but playing bag holder bingo you still cannot grasp this simple concept > in order to compete with other chains, Ethereum will have to scale and that has seen the rise of L2/sidechains which results in loss transaction fees and MEV tips essentially stealing value from ETH. **This essentially turns Ethereum, Solana, BSC, Tron, L2/Sidechains, etc into competing networks for DeFi casinos and rails for StablecCoin transfers where they have to remain cheap** or utility and users will move to competing chains. **(September 2024)** https://np.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1f9ef5k/daily_general_discussion_september_5_2024/llmkgtm/

biba8163

> January 2016 ETH/BTC .003. When ETH was $0.98 and had a $70 Million marketcap 🤡. This is typical shitcoiner cope. - Lets go back to 2016 OR - Lets go back to when ETH dumped -90% > watch this I am watching you lose money and opportunity cost and do mental gymnastics buying shitcoins and pretending you made money lol > 1000 Moon Bet: > ETH/BTC ratio hits .15 before 2/1/2022 **(Oct. 2021, BTC $62K, ETH $4K)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qcekzf/comment/hhg2njs/ > After 7 years, I have whittled down (aka consolidated) my coins to the final 4: ETH, XRP, FTT, and LINK. Got rid of BTC back in May **(Feb. 2022, BTC $38K, ETH $2,700, XRP $0.72, FTT $41, LINK $14)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sz2hre/daily_discussion_february_23_2022_gmt0/hy2f9hx/ > would you rather have 1 bitcoin or 24 ethereum? > Right now....24 ETH by a MILE! Even a maxi knows math that ETH is undervalued to ATH compared to BTC and always outperforms BTC in the 4 year cycle. **(Aug 2024, BTC $62K, ETH $2,700)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1emrhat/comment/lh70v5r/ > After a successful 6 months of shorting ETH, my latest stop out short trade is my last for a while. Moving to the long side of leverage trading ETH **(Sep. 2024, BTC $63K, ETH $2,600)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1flq8gc/daily_crypto_discussion_september_21_2024_gmt0/lo9cen1/

brkinard

Cherry picking nonsense shit...watch this: January 2016 ETH/BTC .003. January 2026 ETH/BTC .033 ETH 10X outperformance!

wow247897

buying ETH five years ago < buying silver yesterday

LongBeachJohn

Could it be starting now? I have started to rotate some BTC to ETH.

Status-Being-4942

Looking at the charts ETH and SOL aren't far from their top, and way up over time. In the end crypto is just speculative, and has no real world value like silver does.

Substantial_Chapter3

I think its impossible to tell. It could all of a sudden flip but i certainly have moved out of low mcap coins. Moved all to ETH. Nothing happening till this bad boy makes new ATH.

Hurricane_Ivan

Do like BTC: 50-70% ETH: 20-30% ISO2022: 10-50% Shitcoins: 5-10%

BingoWT

After Gold and Silver, I heard Cu is next. I would still keep some BTC and ETH, however.

Indianianite

I admire your risk tolerance but I’m in out for the long haul. ETH and BTC at a minimum 10 year hold will not let you down. Currently in year 6 and very content with my investments.

mystiqueshaco

I am DCA'ing $2800/week, distributed to: BTC - $2100 ETH - $500 SOL - $200 I am focusing on long term DCA, I do not plan to sell, I plan to utilize my BTC in long run. I also have strategy for dips you might be interested, just adjust it to your risk appetite. It triggers on BTC price: 86-84k - $8k dip buy ($6k BTC / $1.7k ETH / $300 SOL) 78-76k - $22k dip buy ($14.5k BTC / $5.5k ETH / $2k SOL) 74-72k - $12k dip buy ($7.5k BTC / $3.5k ETH / $1k SOL) 69-66k - $7k dip buy ($4k BTC / $2k ETH / $1k SOL) I am trying to keep my portfolio balance to 80% BTC / 12-14% ETH / 6-8% SOL. Every drawdown I am more happy because I can buy coins cheaper. With your money I would seriously consider DCA'ing BTC.

Internal_Resort5451

Solid lineup, just a bit heavy on SOL for a long-term portfolio. For a 5-year hold I’d personally tilt more toward BTC/ETH for stability (maybe 30–35% BTC, 25–30% ETH), keep SOL around 20–25%, and use the rest for higher-risk plays like RNDR and TIA. DCA monthly is smart. Biggest advice: don’t overtrade, rebalance once or twice a year, and don’t chase hype mid-cycle.

Thane90

imagine waking up to check your old wallet and seeing that lol. whale probably just taking profits after 9 years.. cant blame them with ETH where its at

DBRiMatt

If I was that rich, I would every now and them move some ETH around too, just to make headlines.