ETH

GreenStretch

I sold it all this cycle. Maybe after I take care of some things in fiatworld, I'll buy some beaten down ETH in 2027 or 2028.

Tiny_Kangaroo

ETH is a shitcoin, BTC is a shitcoin, USD is a shitcoin.

Comfortable-Half5165

Right now, it’s clear that utility and real-world adoption matter most. BTC and ETH are obvious long-term anchors, but RYO stands out too. It’s building payments, AI tools, and compliance-ready infrastructure, which gives it real value beyond hype. Coins with actual use cases and growing ecosystems are the ones likely to survive rumors and skepticism. [https://ryocoin.com/](https://ryocoin.com/)

Horror-Sector7498

Keeping it simple and consistent is key. For long-term accumulation, I’d do something similar with BTC and ETH for stability, and sprinkle in RYO for real utility and ecosystem growth. Spot only, small regular buys, no FOMO. That’s a strategy that works across cycles.

brandonholm

BTC is perfect money, that’s what it does. It’s better money than gold or silver, and certainly better than stablecoins or ETH.

piggleii

Yeah it’s true they are completely different. For example, Satoshi, unlike Vitalik, isn’t aggressively dumping his ETH, and Bitcoin doesn’t have a BTC Foundation that also regularly dumps ETH printed out of thin air.

piggleii

Where is the yield coming from? Are they just printing more ETH out of thin air?

Illustrious_Way3898

What does BTC do? Look at the gold or silver charts vs BTC. At least ETH has use cases like stablecoins and DeFi. And its security budget keeps improving while Bitcoin’s keeps worsening.

watch-nerd

Every time I mention that I opened ETH shorts at $2113.50, I get downvoted. As if by doing so I'm making line go down.

Due-Candy-8929

Personally I bought a little more crypto the other day when BTC crashed to 60k … a little bit of SOL XRP and ETH… while prices are down I plan to buy more over time

BacchusAndHamsa

the ones in finance sites not dedicated to crypto but also to stocks, bonds, metals. Ever read Barrons, The Street, Bloomberg? Note this is not doom mongering for BTC or ETH over long haul but near term bottom. A time to load up.

Cautious-Lecture-858

> Ethereum Whale Selloff Continues As Supply Share Drops Under 75% > > On-chain data shows the Ethereum wallets with more than 1,000 ETH have reduced their holdings over the last eleven weeks, shedding 1.5% of the ETH supply. Damn, whales won't stop selling ETH off.

MadOrange64

Yeah bro, I thought it was gonna be the next ETH lol.

Survivaleast

It’s wild to see history repeat itself here again and again. I’ve been watching/involved for 12+ years. The masses buy when things look good, panic sell on the way down, rely on some influencer to decide when to buy back in, or just go full ravenous zombie on the newest social media scam coin. History is full of warnings against social manipulations like Doge, safemoon, Luna, hawktuah coin, dinkdoink and thousands of other stupid coins. Yet the masses fomo in on whatever’s trending in hopes to get rich quick. Bitcoin has been pronounced dead around 500 times since its inception. Meanwhile Ethereum has been flanked by hundreds of other competitors claiming they’re the new ETHkiller on the block. All of them dying fast or slow deaths instead. At the end of the day it’s just patience, BTC and ETH. Most everything else is toxic pollution corrupting the market space.

biba8163

I see ETH, LINK and HBAR bagholders already pushing Agentic AI economy narrative (recylced IOTA M2M economy from 2017). If some big names mention crypto and agentic ai in the same sentence people might fall for it.

Reasonable_Ad5611

Let's be real, ETH is one of the worst performers of the last 6 months. It still has a similar market cap to the next 4 altoins COMBINED. Long term, ETH is holding up fine and will continue to grow. Short term, it has been a bloodbath.

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stefansilva_xrp

yep but know imagine we fall to 45k. and ETH at 1k. 4 years later BTC hits 200k and ETH hits 4.9k again. That is a major concern

stefansilva_xrp

The main culprit for that is ETH/BTC ratio. I am sure if ETH didnt go down during 2024/2025 alts wouldve pumped maybe not like before but wouldnt be in a bad place now.

stefansilva_xrp

I ran a search of Bens YT and found videos of the end of the 21 cycle where he was still expecting another leg up. He was also predicting an ETH ATH for November by comparing the TSLA chart if you remember around September time too. I agree he may be more accurate but the problem I have with these guys is 7/10 times they are wrong lol thinking back know I maybe wrong but I am almost certain I remember Ben in October saying we could rally after a shutdown in one of his videos

stefansilva_xrp

The ETH/BTC ratio ever going higher right know it is at 0.028. I am asking whether it will go above 0.05 again.

stefansilva_xrp

I didnt say that. Crypto will recover. What I am saying is this based on deminishing returns next cycle BTC will probably top at 200k. BTC if it bottoms at 45k thats a roughly under 5x return if ETH follows BTC and falls to 1k. ETH will hit an ATH of just under 5k again. That is what I am saying I am talking strictly ratio wise.

AndyKJMehta

lol! All stablecoins run on the ETH blockchain.

HeftyImprovement3847

Monero will be 4k.sooner than ETH

SameWeekend13

Why is ETH gas fees so high even though it’s a POS now ?

baIIern

>I'm not a huge fan of the idea of exchanging real ETH for some "synthetic" rETH that may or may not represent my real Ethereum. I understand that it may be safe, I just really don't like the idea. Same happened to me lol. It just felt bad to have something in my wallet that's just a shadow of ETH and I'll have to be on a wait list to cash out. This solution sucks.

stefansilva_xrp

I think that is what Vitalik was talking about. August when ETH hit ATH it looked like we may get to 0.05 or 0.06 but that was short lived.

stefansilva_xrp

not just that I dont think ETH will ever hit 1T in market cap. It should be at 400B at thi stime but its in the 200B range. If BTC falls to 45k and ETH to 1k the next cycle BTC will prob top at 200 which is under 5x which will probe ETH top again at under 5k.

maddhy

Market cap of ETH will surpass BTC in 5 years.

Willing_Gas7868

It feels worse bc BTC is holding up while ETH keeps bleeding against it, which hurts way more psychologically than a simple crash

sandrapanda98

The Solfart presale accepts SOL, ETH, BNB, USDT, USDC, and credit cards. No excuses. Anyone can get in.

baIIern

https://i.redd.it/nop2ptjcewig1.gif ETH/BTC pair since 2022

stefansilva_xrp

Ben keeps saying he was right about this cycle but he wasnt. In end of September he said something like 40% of a top in October and December and 20% in November but leading up the October ATH he was super bullish and also on ETH until it went down.

Willing_Gas7868

Yes, I think it *can* recover, but only if ETH shows real demand and utility that justifies outperforming BTC

juanddd_wingman

Why hold ETH when you could hold BTC

oopssomething

At least ETH is holding strong and it had an impressive run

Candid_Problem_1244

ETH and SOL would go back to their ATH at some points. Whether this is the rock bottom we never know.

Realistic_Muscles

I also have some doubt. People used BTC/ETH used as speculative asset. But nowadays everyone getting into polymarket kinda sites so don't know whether we will reach new all time highs soon. People will only come back to BTC/ETH if something bad happens in polymarket kinda gambling sites.

wow247897

what else would ETH do

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watch-nerd

I went 40% short on ETH 27 FEB 26 at $2113.50 and it's been great so far.

AttemptKitchen

Why you guys talks about ETH like its on par with BTC or something in term of price growth?, its lower than 5 years ago, wake the fk up guys. Its only BTC.

watch-nerd

Daaaang. That ETH wick that show all the way down to 1901.

ADHD-Developer

Nvidea is at 4.6 trillion dollars right now.. so for instance can ETH go to 4.6 trillion ? Maybe, And why would it go to that extreme valuation? Maybe banking infra for stabels .. how much would the price of ETH if it reached 4.6 trillion? idk about 15k or something .. im not asking, im telling you how i think about investments in general

Va3V1ctis

No, most alts are dead, even developers don't develop lots of them. Only crypto that is sensible to hold long time is BTC and ETH!

JG87919

ETH has been dipping lmao. Wish I never bought that or solana and just bought BTC only. Bunch of trash.

Blueberry_Dependent

They still can freeze the address. Go for diversification and different addresses. Try to use different address each time you access the money. Also maybe hold some other crypto like BTC which is not going to be frozen. I think also ETH might be hard to freeze but since the USDC is on ETH blockchain and they can freeze addresses then I guess they can do the same with ETH.

maddhy

I went all in. I'm an active defi user, very fascinated by what ETH brings and will bring to the world.

DebianDog

They are just now rolling out the ETH-like side chain Midnight so... I am keeping my bags but do I wish I sold at $3? sure

Exact-Writing-8561

Yep, 2021 was a one of one. Everyone found out about the new magical internet money that can make you rich overnight. Then people got rugged and the place got polluted with nfts and shitcoins. Anyone that thinks they level of hype and mania will ever return is delusional. Maybe to a very select few big name alt coins like ETH, but never to the same extent as before

aaj094

There is $12 billion in AUM in ETH etfs too and many of them are soon becoming / become staking etfs so they have a yield as well.

MarzNstarZ

idk man could easily drop more but could also bounce. if youre long term just start buying in chunks maybe? ive been doing that with ETH and some smaller stuff like SEI. worst case you average down if it keeps falling

Ineedmorebtc

Did you sell? BTC and maybe ETH are all you need.

biba8163

> You are right about all of these except your prognosis about ETH. correct me where I was wrong > "A Fat Orange Man haveth a greater chance to pass through the Blades of a Windmill than ETH haveth of reaching $5K" - Genesis 42-69. **(Feb. 2025)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i0amu5/ethereum_whale_offloads_33_million_in_eth_at_a/m6xbsy8/ > ETH is a Network Utility Token. That is all ETH is. It's competing with a many competing network utility tokens and many networks and L2s. These networks are increasingly going to be rails for stablecoins and such (97% of RWA are just stablecoins) and in order for the network to remain competitive they need to remain cheap. **ETH is utility of being a rail for tokenized assets doesn't give it a $500 Billion marketcap **(November 2024)** https://np.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1gq6ahm/daily_general_discussion_november_13_2024/lwyql0 > **Who the hell is buying ETH for $3,000+? That is insanely expensive.** Plus, insiders, developers, VCs got a ton of the supply for essentially free and have oligarchical privilege to print their own ETH for free and dump until perpetuity. https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gujmk1/daily_crypto_discussion_november_19_2024_gmt0/lxzks6h/ > *ETH is a casino coin whose value is a mirage derived from stacking on-chain leverage in places like Aave, Maker, etc where ETH is the dominant collateral asset for gambling for ETH and various shitcoin tokens people think are DeFi.* **When the shit hits the fan, you have cascading ETH liquidations to reveal the ugly shitcoinery lying underneath. (Feb. 2025)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1igeysk/the_eth_to_btc_ratio_just_flash_crashed_to_02337/mapylwj/ > **That pet rock is what gives ETH and Alts value.** ETH doesn't attract money and appreciate on its own like all Alts; ETH ONLY appreciate and attract capital after money flows into BTC and flows out seeking more profit. **(Nov. 2024)** > - Summer 2017, ETH hits ATH of $400 after BTC hits local top of $3,000 > - January 2018, ETH hits ATH of $1,400 after BTC hits cycle top of $20K > - May 2021, ETH hits ATH after BTC tops out in April 2021 > - Nov 2021. ETH hits ATH in December after BTC tops out in November 2021 https://np.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1gq6ahm/daily_general_discussion_november_13_2024/lwyql0m/ > If you think 0.04 BTC is low, the ETH/BTC ratio is going to feel like getting kicked in the nuts over and over again over the long term as the ratio falls below 0.01 and goes lower and lower. **(Sept. 2024)** > Long term ALL Alts follow the same trend and fall below the initial BTC value they started at. Pretty much all the older Alts, even the most successful fall below this value. ETH is also trending long term to fall below this value. People talk about historic trends, patterns and cycles but this has been the only 1 undisputed and unbroken pattern for 14 years. > | | Initial | High | Current | > |:-----------|------------:|:------------:|------------:| > | LTC | 0.03 BTC| 0.048 BTC | 0.001 BTC > | XRP | 5,594 SATS| 22,500 SATS | 940 SATS > | XMR | 0.005 BTC| 0.035 BTC | 0.0029 BTC > | ETH | 0.01 BTC | 0.15 BTC | 0.041 BTC https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1fgzm3z/daily_crypto_discussion_september_15_2024_gmt0/ln9jvc

aaj094

You are right about all of these except your prognosis about ETH. It is simply not in the same boat or bucket as other alts and this is clear both from their ethos, the engineering of the chain, the economic model and the narrative that clearly keeps it storage separate from other alts. The passage of time that it has survived is also testament to that.

watch-nerd

My leverage ETH short hits stop profit at 1236.

biba8163

> Crypto will pump with the Clarity Act, Genius Act... Reminder of the ETF hopium that would pump various cryptos. Desperate bagholders are being strung along again. It's always bait and switch from the old narrative to the new as the old narrative fizzles out. - ETH is down 🔻-42% since its first ETF launch in July 2024 - XRP is down 🔻-42% since its first ETF launch in November 2025 - LINK is down 🔻-30% since its first ETF launch in December 2025 - HBAR is down 🔻-52% since its first ETF launch in October 2025 - SOL is down 🔻-58% since its first ETF launch in October 2025 - LTC is down 🔻-52% since its first ETF launch in October 2025

biba8163

> Crypto will pump with the Clarity Act, Genius Act, the fight between banks and crypto exchanges for yield on stablecoins Who cares? None of this matters to crypto prices. Reminder of the ETF hopium that would pump various cryptos. Desperate bagholders are being strung along again. It's always bait and switch from the old narrative to the new as the old narrative fizzles out. - ETH is down 🔻-42% since its first ETF launch in July 2024 - XRP is down 🔻-42% since its first ETF launch in November 2025 - LINK is down 🔻-30% since its first ETF launch in December 2025 - HBAR is down 🔻-52% since its first ETF launch in October 2025 - SOL is down 🔻-58% since its first ETF launch in October 2025 - LTC is down 🔻-52% since its first ETF launch in October 2025

No-Inspector8315

ETH is like a bad boyfriend that promises to change fifty times a month, changes for a day and then goes back to normal

MemeyOreos

SOL is probably the best for pure speed right now. ETH obviously long term. but idk SEI is interesting for the parallelization approach, feels like actual innovation vs most L1s just copying homework lol. worth researching at least

HEXDONEE

wondering if I should buy more ETH now? I usually use OpenSea for crypto trading because it supports cross-chain swaps and wallet-based access. it’s a low hassle way to get in and out without delay, which really helps me manage risk during volatile times.

Ok-Campaign-2088

Better go ETH in three steps.

dragonballsteve85

So BTC and ETH only? Entry point?

dragonballsteve85

Predictions for the bottom? I hold literally nothing. Looking for a good entry point for BTC and a handful of ALTS (ETH, HBAR, ADA, maybe XRP)

BlackRibbon69

ETH is great, I'm planning to keep buying it until 3,5k+ I see good entry point right now. Speaking of SOL, I don't want to give you financial advice but I think buying SOL is really smart move, they are doing really a lot rn. As far as I know, Phantom, the biggest wallet on SOL is creating their own web3 connector to replace wallet connect and it might be game changing for SOL ecosystem

FunRreal

So, what do you say — should I buy some SOL or ETH coins?

BlackRibbon69

UPD: I'm not buying constantly, I was heavily buying ETH last year around 1600-1800 and started selling it at 3k+

BlackRibbon69

I'm buying ETH and SOL for fixed amount daily, you'll never miss the best entry point. Still bullish on ETH, Vitalik knows what he's doing

Sudden-Cat7170

Super lucky to not be a bag holder right now. Sold me ETH near the pico top in August for millions.

FunRreal

For long-term investment, of course, ETH has risen up to $4,000, so I was thinking of buying it now and waiting for it to go up, then selling it.

aaj094

Keep ETH.

Ok-Recommendation248

Ask yourself what does it do that bitcoin, ETH or Solana already do better

_Commando_

WTF... this is your ETH leader... https://x.com/crypto_bitlord7/status/2021340234953392367?s=20

Simke11

100%. This time I had ETH as 30% of my portfolio, next time it's BTC only. I did make money on it, but would have been much better off with just BTC.

Simke11

I wasn't in alts this time, with the exception of ETH (was 30% of portfolio), next time it's going to be BTC only.

Natsumi-17

I usually rotate between a few apps but OpenSea definitely cracks the list for me when it comes to buying and swapping crypto. It covers multiple blockchains like ETH and Base, and having wallet-based trading means I control my keys without handing them over to any platform.

Dusi99

Yeah, I know the struggle. I usually stick to self custody apps on my phone, Electrum for BTC, Phantom for SOL, Rainbow for ETH. Makes sending or swapping quick without digging around. For seed phrases, I keep one copy in a secure offline password manager and another physical backup somewhere safe😅 And if I just want to swap or earn a little without moving everything, Nexo is super convenient. Still, my main holdings always stay in my own wallets.

Due-Candy-8929

Don't mess with leverage. Just buy and hold Spot.... By "LOST" I am assuming you bought during the hype and excitement, and then sold in the fear at the lows? When things are way down is a terrible time to sell... Many of us have watched or folios drop significantly... Despite Crypto seeing Institutions buy in.... They were never going to buy the top.... If $1m buys you 7BTC or 300k XRP or 200 ETH, then they would much rather see their buying power rake in much more for their $$$$... now that $1m buys 15BTC, 800K XRP or 500 ETH... all while early investors lose hope and panic sell... New retail will buy back in on hype, while whales profits big

watch-nerd

Going 40% short ETH with 27 FEB 26 futures at $2113.50 has been a great move so far. P&L well in the green, intraday margin ratio is a low 6.0%, and intraday liquidation is a ridiculous $4179.40.

PermissionPlusFour

After 2 cycles you’re supposed to have learnt it’s only BTC and ETH…

samkb93

I'm DCAing into ETH

Advanced-Industry-50

Dca every week BTC, ETH, SOL That's it 

Southern_Forever5928

This is exactly where the "Hype" meets the "Balance Sheet," and your observation about **Bitmine** (BMNR) is the perfect Case Study for the **SilkFilter** protocol. As of February 2026, Bitmine isn't just "buying a dip"—they are attempting to corner **3.5% of the total Ethereum supply** (about 4.3 million ETH). On paper, they are sitting on over **$6 billion in unrealized losses** because ETH dropped from its 2025 highs toward the $2,100 range. But look at their logic: they aren't "trading"; they are building an **Industrial Staking Engine**. This directly connects to the "Consolidation Phase" we are seeing right now. 100%. #

Ok_Golf_6467

*buys $100 ETH and $100 BTC*

watch-nerd

No, I have a strategy in mind. I'm delta 60 until 1236 for ETH, at which point I'd profit stop the P&L and use the proceeds to buy more ETH and go net long again.

watch-nerd

No, but I do. I'm short 40% on ETH through Feb, long 60%.

Calm-Professional103

You might want to take a look at Beans Wallet. Stellar USDC earns 6% yield (yUSDC) and there are yield earning versions of wrapped BTC and ETH (yBTC and yETH. On- and off-ramps depend on what country you’re from

b1mm3rl1f3

Goldman Sachs just reported they purchased and hold $1.1 billion BTC and $1 billion in ETH. I couldn’t decide whether I was foolish for staying bullish through a 50% retracement. Now it makes sense. We are being pressured out through volatility

account009988

ETH to 10K lets go

estibavifi

BTC 30% ETH 30% OCEAN 30% for big ROI SOL 10%

SM-

I'll bite at $1700 ETH, but $2k resistance seems strong

synthwave_man

ETH: Target price (2027): $7000 Anyone Protocol: Target price (2027): $5

AdhesivenessPast2850

ETH will be 1.6k

watch-nerd

Went 40% short on ETH with 27 FEB 26 futures at $2113.50. Looking like a smart move so far.

devCheckingIn

If I could at least stake my ETH ETF and make a little pittance on that... 😩

kageiii

Change it to BTC and ETH only

genzbutboomer

If you're going for anything besides BTC and ETH, you deserve the loss coming to you

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the_northernerd

You refer to it as an investment but it actual sounds like you gambled on Alts and lost. There are very few coins worthy of being called an investment BTC, ETH being the bigger ones imo. If you didnt buy those, you didnt invest anything. You played the crypto casino and the house won.

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