ETH

HoldCtrlW

Once Bitcoin lightning comes Ethereum and Solana will be useless. Shorting ETH

whimsical-crack-rock

This is what I tell myself when I go back and look at some of the transactions I was making back when I was day trading BTC and ETH in ~2016 lol. “no this is good, everything happens for a reason, its awesome that I sold 90 ETH for like $900 when at its peak it would have been worth closer to 400k.” “I would have sold it anyway long before it got onto the thousands either way” pounding beers, buzzed as hell sitting in my bedroom in sweat pants firing off trades that would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars today lol

donjoe0

Kaspa for one, you could bother because it's simply better tech that does the same thing as Bitcoin, without sacrificing anything mentioned in the famous trilemma - it breaks out of the trilemma by being a blockDAG, not a block-chain, and is developed by some supernerd OGs with published papers on crypto technology. The only question is if it's going to get the required network effect or sustained popularity growth after it got an initial one in 2023-24 but then deflated, and meanwhile the top exchanges are still refusing to list it. (With continued development it could become a combination of the best things about BTC and ETH/SOL, so if it can't win on just being better than BTC, it could win later down the road by replacing both top dogs, or all 4-5-6 top dogs.)

Admirral

My comment refers to real technical supply. Not circulating supply or emission rates. BTC total supply (including lost coins, whats in exchanges, whats not in exchanges, etc.) can only go up, to a maximum of 21 million. ETH on the other hand has the ability for its total supply to decrease. And it has been some two years ago (then it went back up after scaling improvements). Sure, you can argue that lost coins cause deflationary-like effects, etc. etc. But BTC does not have a true "burn" mechanism the way Ethereum does. Ethereum is also equally as susceptible to lost coins as BTC, so this is mostly an invalid comparison.

megselepgeci

We'll never see $5k ETH in this sinful fucking life.

A-Stock-A-Day

Calm before the pump. BTC coiling at 93k, ETH flexing on ETF inflows, Fear/Greed at 26 screaming oversold. Jobless claims tomorrow = rocket fuel if soft. I’m just buying small, staking on Nexo for 8-12% while I wait. Sideways is accumulation season. Dec historically rips.

Velvet-Thunder-RIP

Ok but in this scenario this I get "shareholder value" when they start selling picks in mass. XRP. ETH. and BTC going to keep going up.

Scared_Good1766

I agree that Bitcoin tokenomics are disinflationary. I agree that over time, due to people’s mistakes there will be less Bitcoin available to be traded, making it effectively deflationary. But as per the original question of why is Bitcoin not deflationary when ETH potentially is, it’s simply that Bitcoin tokenomics don’t reduce supply over time, whereas ETH tokenomics reduce supply over time the more the network is used

many37652

All will be switched to ETH/Monero

thebaldmaniac

You can buy it on DeFi. Don’t think any CEX providers have it. I wouldn’t bother anyway. Here’s the weightage https://app.reserve.org/bsc/index-dtf/0x2f8a339b5889ffac4c5a956787cda593b3c36867/overview It’s 70% BTC and close to 15% ETH, just buy those two in that percentage and you are matching it without the additional risk

cryptolaya

No one can time the bottom, but ETH has strong long-term fundamentals — and the upcoming Fusaka/Osaka (Pectra) upgrade is expected to improve performance, efficiency, and staking UX. If you believe in Ethereum’s future, DCA (buying small amounts over time) is still the safest strategy instead of trying to catch the perfect dip. Crypto is volatile, so only invest what you can hold through swings. Not financial advice — just a realistic. https://cryptolaya.com/ethereum-fusaka-hard-fork-goes-live-lower-l2-fees-higher-gas-limit-massive-scalability-boost/

ccModBot

Thank you for submitting to /r/CryptoCurrency, Your post has been removed because the topic you posted about (ETH) is already at the limit of posts allowed in the top 50. You may post it again when the topic is no longer at the limit. ---[**Click here for a link to view the current limits**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/wiki/topic_limits)--- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the [moderators of this subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fcryptocurrency) if you have any questions or concerns.*

trillionSdollarstech

ETF flows of yesterday: * BTC: –$15M * ETH: **+**$140M * SOL: –$33M

dinkydonuts

I used to buy ETH, and now I’ve become a BTC Stan.

Limp_Instruction5133

That energy is everything, man.That slow 10% system is absolutely screwed up. Yeah, November was painful, but I’m still bullish on BTC and ETH for the long haul.I've use BYDFi 1 year and already won more than 15% I tought. I found new coins through their over 1000 spot assets. You can get straight to trading because they support NOKYC access, and they gave me an 8,100 USDT welcome bonus when I signed up.

Apprehensive-Run9276

It’s a brutal reality that systemic failure forces people into high-volatility assets, but if you’re taking that necessary leap, you need the most efficient and trustworthy platform possible. I use BYDFi. They were recognized by Forbes as a top exchange, which speaks volumes about their quality. They offer high liquidity for major assets like BTC and ETH.

GroundbreakingPage41

Oh look ANOTHER ETH post

Revolutionary-Cup78

That's a fundamental misunderstanding of what ETH is. ETH isn't bitcoin 2. ETH is often times compared with fuel, like in, you are actually meant to do something with it

ccModBot

Thank you for submitting to /r/CryptoCurrency, Your post has been removed because there are already 6 posts about ETH in the top 50. You may post it again when the topic is no longer at the limit. ---[**Click here for a link to view the current limits**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/wiki/topic_limits)--- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the [moderators of this subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fcryptocurrency) if you have any questions or concerns.*

AutoModerator

Post is by: Suspicious_Act4982 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pe0md1/market_today/ BTC around 93k, ETH showing real strength, and everything else is just kind of... doing its own thing. Not pumping, not dying, just floating. Feels like one of those calm-before-something(storm maybe) days, and I can’t tell if we’re about to break out or get slapped back down. I’m not trying to outsmart the noise. Just buying a bit, holding what I already trust, and letting my assets earn on the side instead. I keep some of my long-term bags on Nexo, so I just slowly and steadily earn while the market decides its mood But seriously, what vibe are you all getting from today? Is this the setup for a move or just another sideways fakeout? Anyone rotating. Anyone buying the dip that isn’t really a dip lol *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.*

Scared_Good1766

Taken off exchanges doesn’t change circulating supply, lost bitcoin does effectively lower circulating supply but there’s no way to accurately work out how much has been lost, or how much will be lost in the future. Bitcoin maximum supply is 21m, there’s currently about 19.95m that have already been mined, and therefore 19.95m that are theoretically available to the market. This number increases with every block, technically inflating the bitcoin supply until we reach 21m. But as increased demand very likely outstrips increased supply of btc, it feels disinflationary - but it’s not. ETH on the other hand currently has a circulating supply of ~120.7m, but no hard cap. So the total number of ETH could potentially one day be 1B, or it could be 50m. This is because sometimes when the network has a lot of use the burned fees outweigh the new ETH issuance, lowering the supply. Bitcoin is *disinflationary* ETH has the *potential* to be *deflationary*

3tc4tc

You don't need to worry about being the smartest in the room. All you need is ETH, SOL, or a credit card, and you connect to [solfart.io](http://solfart.io) with your wallet, and you're done

GroundbreakingPage41

Does this sub talk about anything besides ETH?

RatherCynical

Avalanche belongs to a group of cryptos that are essentially App Stores. ETH also belongs in this category. But if you want to make a bet on say, the weather, you need something to feed data about the weather. Chainlink does that job

AutoModerator

Post is by: Meow-Dimasi and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pdxic6/whats_the_best_crypto_to_buy_for_2026/ I'm trying to build a long-term crypto portfolio and want to make smart moves now before the next bull run. I've got about $3K to invest and I'm looking for projects with strong fundamentals, not just hype coins. I’m interested in layer 1s, or anything with real utility, but I'm avoiding meme coins and low-cap gambles. I've done some research on ETH, SOL, and a few altcoins, but I'd love to hear from people who've been in the space longer. So what's your top pick for 2026? Any hidden gems that aren't getting enough attention? *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.*

Sad-Mango-5363

honestly, with 100$ your main goal should be learning, not “side hustle income”. crypto is basically gambling if you’re chasing 50–100x on memes/small caps with no edge; if you DCA into BTC/ETH and don’t overleverage, it’s closer to long‑term investing. use Binance if you are in the US or Fazil Crypto in the EU just to get familiar with orders, fees, security, then read up on: risk management, position sizing, and why most traders lose. also look at stocks/ETFs in parallel – slower, but way better to learn market psychology without getting wrecked by volatility.

Alternative_Square

ETH Road to $10k - SOL Road to $500 BEAR MARKET WAS FAKE, here we go

aaqy

Absolutely not. It was the result of a successful Ethereum hard fork and de-risking. You just have to look at a chart and see how ETH was pulling the market along all day long; it's not that difficult.

evandollardon

I've got like 40% BTC 20% ETH and 40% NEXO, SOL, ADA

ccModBot

Thank you for submitting to /r/CryptoCurrency, Your post has been removed because the topic you posted about (ETH) is already at the limit of posts allowed in the top 50. You may post it again when the topic is no longer at the limit. ---[**Click here for a link to view the current limits**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/wiki/topic_limits)--- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the [moderators of this subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fcryptocurrency) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Eziekiel23_20

Since I was able to buy into Greyscale BTC and ETH Trusts through Vanguard before the ETFs were approved/official, I’m happy I should be able to sell and buy back in if and when I choose now. Haven’t verified but good news to me.

VariatCA

If the markets remain steady and continues confidently without any heart attacks before next Wednesday's FOMC, ETH has a lot of room to outpace Bitcoin's recovery. Simply catching up to the same -ATH% compared to Bitcoin right now at 93,500 would put ETH at about 3600 (down around 26% ATH). Though looking back on November, the last time ETH was floating around 3600 was when BTC was closer to 105k... which is also coincidentally the same percentage jump required for BTC to reach 105k and for ETH to reach 3600 (around +12% more for both). Though ETH still has a lot more ground to make up.

kironet996

Will ETH get rejected here(again) or is it going to 3600?

gowithflow192

Overall trend and base case is bearish but crypto is starting to look better, especially ETH and alts.

oak1337

Bitcoin started as a "global currency" and switched to "store of value" when it was realized it couldn't possibly handle the volume. Lightning was announced like 10 years ago and isn't coming anytime soon. Hedera Hashgraph actually solved the Trilemma. ABFT security (best mathematically possible), unlimited scalability (add nodes/shards = add scale = linear), and it becomes more decentralized as it scales (more nodes as scales). Most systems centralize over time, like BTC (3 mining consortiums have >51% hash power, 5 devs control the source code, whales control the supply, etc). HBAR is being implemented in Quantum Security Tech Stacks. It's modular by design for easy upgrades as needed. Full source code donated to Linux Foundation. BTC = crypto 1.0. ETH = crypto 2.0 ETH L2's + 1,000,000 other chains = crypto 2.5 HBAR = final version, 100+ year technology, crypto 3.0

-GrizZz-

Yeah I've heard Tom give about 5 ETH price predictions now lol..

Happy_Discussion_536

Maybe ETH but I could see every alt getting obliterated and BTC surviving.

MaximumStudent1839

I am going to call this cycle, “the Great OGs Exit” cycle. It is clear the OGs are exiting on mass and funneling their early gained wealth to outside of crypto. They probably used to old games of funding BS projects and then expect huge r/r in the public markets. It is why both ETH and BTC are crawling so slowly upward despite we see so much institutional inflow. How does it all fit in? They think these OG whales are exiting via these market makers.

MaybeMalaka

They aren't backing away they're trading at a negative nav meaning they can't dilute to buy more ETH. Last year Data center stocks crumbled to single dollars and now they're up 100s of percentage points. That's how the market works

VariatCA

Nikkei-225 steadily climbing back up, U.S. stock indexes are just a couple percent from their highs, CME Group has the Fed Rate Cut odds for a cut next Wednesday inching up a few more notches to 89%. Meanwhile, Crypto is entering its third week since the November lows, with BTC up 16% and ETH trying to breach 3200 to be +21% from there. Bitcoin is flirting with being YTD-green, and this is slowly but steadily enticing ETF shoppers to more confidently return to their investments.

DBRiMatt

ETH dominance just rose 0.2% Is This the alt season!?! :D

diprofit_global

That’s pretty much what whales and smart money always do — they’re buying when everyone else is freaking out and selling once the crowd finally shows up. We grabbed some ETH on the dip too, obviously.

-GrizZz-

BTC, ETH, LINK, SOL. Honorable mention, Hbar.

inadyttap

My precious ETH! 

Due-Candy-8929

It is not just BTC, it is ETH XRP and SOL as well! :O If anything this is even bigger news for the other three, as their market caps are far smaller, and it takes a lot less money coming in to them to see high % gains

Distinct-Thanks-6477

30% in Stablecoins, 30% in BTC and the rest in ETH, LINK, TAO, RENDER, and AIOZ. I stay on the side of proper fundamentals.

hitokiri1859

You never really could rely on charts and such because it was really nothing more than hype supply and demand pretty much. Stocks of course are much of the same thing but there's less backing for most crypto since there's a ton of ways it can be manipulated let it be bots or scam ect. You can't really apply classic stock rise and fall towards crypto. Its also harder to spot different manipulation cause the team itself can manipulate it. They can toss a fund into a unmarked wallet and dump on people. There's at least some regulation in the stock market but crypto is the wild west. Unless your buying BTC, ETH, SOL, then your more or less taking a chance but even with those your still taking a risk. Cause Quantum can undo crypto in general as well. That's why you don't see most investors holding the bag long term. The other aspect of it is most currencies are just shit they have limited use case no burning mechanics without looking at the source there's really no way of knowing whether there's not some hidden rug mechanic or a method the creator can use previously burnt tokens. In reality like anything there's always some risk. That being said people will always jump to things they think they can make money with. Investing is always risky but people want money so they take on risk in order to attempt to make money.

HoldCtrlW

ETH gas fees have not improved after upgrade. $20 to swap is crazy.

RealPrinceZuko

I thought I was the only fool still holding DOT (got back in around $2.50 after the hard coin cap vote). They are doing A LOT and have good things coming, but no users currently. Most of my crypto portfolio is BTC, ETH, DOT and TRAC

HoldCtrlW

ETH Gas fees are still high, doesn't seem like the update did anything.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Bitmine has purchased 18,345 Ethereum worth $54.94 million, continuing its aggressive accumulation strategy during market corrections. This move aligns with Ethereum's rebound above the $3,000 level, supported by improving macroeconomic conditions and increased liquidity expectations following the Federal Reserve's policy shift. Analysts speculate that Bitmine's actions, including a large withdrawal of 30,278 ETH from Kraken, signal confidence in Ethereum's long-term value and potential recovery, despite ongoing market volatility. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

> coupled with constant new ETH supply, I thought that ETH was currently disinflationary (slightly). "Ethereum's supply has shown a net decrease over the past year, dropping approximately 2.22% from 120.44 million ETH to around 117.77 million ETH as of early December 2025."

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum's scaling and decentralization goals remain unfulfilled as of 2025. Despite plans for Sharding to improve transaction speeds and Micro Validators to enhance decentralization, these features are not actively being implemented. Ethereum's current TPS is 15, far behind competitors like Solana, which achieves 65,000 TPS. Additionally, high entry collateral for validators has led to centralization, with 70% of ETH stake controlled by 23 validators. Promised upgrades like Sharding and reduced validator stakes are yet to materialize. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

etherd0t

My man spoken like a guru, only... the wrong things🤭 Ehereum is teh second digital asset after the bitcoin...in any institutional portfolio; already scales via L2s, and Fusaka justfired that up🔥The upgrade going live today doubles the L1 gas limit from 30M to 60M and introduces PeerDAS sampling so nodes don’t have to download whole blobs, plus two blob-only forks (Dec 9, Jan 7) to further raise capacity. That combination is Ethereum’s biggest scaling jump since EIP-4844 and is specifically aimed at making rollups cheaper and higher-throughput. Pectra earlier this year already expanded rollup data capacity and restored a more deflationary fee burn, and Fusaka continues that by turning Ethereum into an ultra-secure data-availability layer for L2s. The “23 validators control 70%” line is simply off. Ethereum now has over 1M active validators globally, with \~36M ETH staked; the top three staking entities (Lido, Binance, Coinbase) together are closer to 40% of staked ETH, not 70%, and Lido’s share has been trending down, not up.

etherd0t

Macro logic is coherent. If debt keeps rising while policymakers resist full fiscal tightening, the path of least resistance is financial repression (real yields suppressed, mild inflation). In that regime, “risk free” bonds are not a great long term store of value, so scarce, non sovereign assets like BTC, gold, real estate become more attractive. The report connects crypto not just to “number go up” but to tokenized financial infrastructure and private credit on chain, which is an actual business model for Wall Street. If tokenization and on chain settlement become standard plumbing, holding some native assets (BTC, ETH, stablecoin float, etc) becomes infrastructure, not speculation. Cons Crypto is still highly correlated with risk assets. In practice, BTC tends to trade like high beta tech, not like a pristine “crisis hedge.” Many institutions using bitcoin ETFs so far have treated them as speculative or tactical positions, not as a strategic hedge like gold or TIPS. Too early...maybe? They talk in terms of 2026 outlook. Debt can keep rising for years before markets “care” in a price sense. You can be directionally right but early by several years, which is effectively the same as being wrong if you lever up on the thesis. Good takeaways overall: Crypto is slowly being normalized in institutional portfolios, and structural demand from big players is likely to remain.👍

ryannnr

ETH has had these price ranges before, where it bounces between certain highs and lows over time. It’s kind of like a long-term consolidation phase. If you're looking to buy more, just be aware that it might stay in this range for a while before breaking out.

One-Rock9571

Learn about bitcoin first, and start and focus there! Be smart, most crypto is scammy. Learn learn learn & research before, during, and after purchasing. Certain cryptos offer interesting aspects - ETH, ZEC, SOL - learn about their technologies

robbydukes

This is the kind of institutional backing that changes everything. When you've got Vanguard and Bank of America telling wealth management clients to allocate to Bitcoin that's a major shift. Still keeping most in BTC and ETH but the foundation here looks really strong for sustained growth

Huge_Strain_8714

I've got ETH and SOL, seem solid picks and recently MON, just for the fun of it.

biba8163

**Crypto ETF(s) Volume on 1st Day of Trading** | ETF(s) | Volume | |:-----------|------------:| | BTC | $4.5 Billion | ETH | $1 Billion | XRP | $59 Million | SOL | $55 Million | LINK | $13.81 Million | HBAR | $8.5 Million | LTC | $1.5 Million

uthillygooth

I have a couple long terms where I just DCA 75-100 every 2 weeks. BTC gets the most then ETH and SOL. I’m a long term believer in stablecoins so I’ll throw 10 bucks here and there into CRV under .40-.50. Have old lp farms on some L2’s. The truth about crypto is that positioning your self not to lose money short-term is the most important thing. Tead-fi is a better and safer investment right now.

OldTimez

You can back date the tweets but I clear as the morning dew remember Eric tweeting “now’s a good time to buy ETH” one month back. Turns out that was the top.

Elly0xCrypto

It is looking that the market has bottomed out and I'm currently starting to open some longs on BTC on nexo and also the ETH seems really bullish too.

WellPayed

Just ported ETH, ill take an easy 20%

tomsmac

BlackRock has deposited $134,600,000 in $ETH to Coinbase now. Looks like a massive sell program. ETH shouldn’t be trading anywhere over $500. Yes, they’re the poster boy for stablecoins but now there’s competition that’s not only faster but much cheaper.

wintomato

Starting with a small amount just to learn is actually the best way. Crypto can be gambling if you’re just guessing, but if you take time to understand the fundamentals, it becomes more like regular investing. Focus on learning first (wallets, BTC/ETH, security), then test things slowly. And maybe peek at stocks too, nothing wrong with exploring both.

J___Y

I work long shifts, so I do not have time to stare at charts, and swapping everything from ETH to BTC at once would stress me out. Best Wallet just worked for me when I wanted to park coins somewhere I could actually understand the send and receive history. With ETH and BTC I move slowly and use extra money.

LavineNadine

When I think about BTC, ETH and SOL, I try to break it into different buckets in my head: foundation, smart contract platform and higher beta ecosystem play. Best Wallet made basic buying, holding and checking fees feel straightforward for me, which can matter a lot when I’m trying not to get overwhelmed by price swings. I just keep positions small and remind myself any of them may drop hard.

JonRenny

Still a virtual worthless asset. Only value is as an investment speculation. Which is what drives it's whole up and down swing in fiat exchange value. A good currency has to have a stable value (it's value vs hard assets). I beliwved in ceypto 8 years ago, when I first fot into it. Now, not really. It has had time to grow and develop, but all crypto has done is to display what kind of worthless, bubble of "perceived" value is has displayed. For a crypto to really have usable value, it need to be a untraceable digital currency. Otherwise you can just use normal fiat currency. The whole point of crypto, is it's privacy. I sold all my BTC / ETH and invested in property. Solid hard and productive asset. Gold is the real deal og investment, if you want stored assets. You can make stuff from Gold. Always has been the reference asset vs currency.

javiraider

Timing ETH perfectly feels impossible to me so I mostly think in risk buckets, not magic prices, and remember that smart contract exploits and macro surprises can still smash any chart. Best Wallet is what I linked to DCA stack because the key handling and history felt easier to review.

DBRiMatt

My ETH/USDC liquidity position is loving this xD

AutoModerator

Post is by: Trick-Region4674 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/defi/comments/1pcz9my/how_many_protocolstools_do_you_use_in_your_defi/ I’m running a small case study on how fragmented DeFi workflows really are, and how many touchpoints the average strategy actually requires. For example: *LP position generating daily cash flow. Profits are harvested each day and swapped into long-term assets like BTC, ETH, and SOL.* 1. Wallet: Rabby 2. LP: Trader Joe (Arbitrum) 3. Farming dashboard: Beefy 4. Swap: 1inch 5. Bridge: Stargate (if rotating chains) 6. Tracker: DeBank + a manual sheet 7. Alerts: Telegram price/harvest bot 8. Verification: Arbiscan for tx confirmations Total touchpoints: 8 I’ll compile the responses (anonymized) into the final case study. Feel free to share your experience :)) *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.*

SomewhereBusiness503

BTC is the obvious one with ETFs and strong institutional support, so it’s likely to survive long-term. ETH is another big contender thanks to its smart contract ecosystem and growing adoption, especially with staking and layer-2 scaling. Other coins with real utility could stick around too, like BNB (used in Binance ecosystem), SOL (for fast smart contracts), and maybe ADA or AVAX if their networks keep growing. The general rule is: projects with strong developer ecosystems, real use cases, and network effects have the best shot. Everything else might fizzle when the next bear market hits.

SomewhereBusiness503

That’s wild, and honestly the timing is impressive. Buying that much ETH during a crash shows serious conviction and it probably helped push confidence back up once others saw the buy. ETH’s macro story still looks strong: layer-2 growth, staking yields, and smart contract adoption. A whale moving billions doesn’t guarantee a short-term pump, but it’s a solid signal that at least one big player sees long-term upside. Personally, I’d watch supply metrics and L2 adoption alongside these moves. When big wallets act, it’s usually because they see value beyond just the daily price swings.

No_Leather_3676

Yeah, no. As it becomes exponentially more expensive for whales to manipulate the market with the bait they throw in and wait for real noobs like you to throw your money in, before they then fish it out and their billions of investment with it..they will move to something cheaper but still highly regarded, such as ETH or XRP or SOL etc. That way the noobs like you will think it’s mooning, with no actual reason as always, dump your investment, and then they take it. BTC has become too pricey to do that with and gives too little gain now for that whale activity. HTH old fruit

Supaflyray

Turning off the blockchain is what scares me off. Imagine you’re doing a large transaction and they decide to turn off the power to the blockchain. It’s why ETH is daddy for stablecoin transaction. It’s safe and secure, and no worries of your transaction maybe getting lost in crypto space.

Infamous_Tivenca

BTC,ETH,Sol etc. try to stick on the well known

Mundane_Newspaper522

ETH still looks solid in the long term. I’ve been checking on-chain activity and fund flows on moomoo, and it feels more like a technical dip than a real trend shift. I’m just scaling in slowly for now.

HoldCtrlW

ETH is going to $1600 again

Electrical_Main_4253

Yeah, buying more ETH now could be a good move, it’s still got strong ecosystem growth and long-term demand. If you want it without drama, using RocketX to swap from 200+ networks to ETH on dips makes it easy and quick.

SeriousGains

People say Strategy needs to die but the truth is ETH treasuries are the ones that need to die. If the entire crypto ecosystem focused solely on BTC we’d be over 200k right now.

MariachiArchery

>Smaller treasuries face a death spiral. Without the capital markets access that Bitmine enjoys, they can’t raise funds to buy more ETH. >Without buying more ETH, they can’t attract external capital. Their premiums compress, making equity raises more dilutive, further limiting their ability to accumulate. Raise funds, buy ETH, more ETH means you can raise more funds, and buy more ETH... repeat. Yeah... this doesn't seem sustainable does it. I think it is more simple than that. When we give these large capital markets exposure to ETH and crypto as a whole, they will always be looking to hedge and risk balance. What I think has been happening in the crypto market as a whole is simple; de-risking. That is what we are seeing. The capital markets as whole are hedging and de-risking. Why? Because we've got 3 more years of Trump. Doesn't matter what your politics are. Chaos in the White House is not good for the markets. It introduces uncertainty, and uncertainty equals risk.

Supaflyray

He doesn’t understand that most SOL transactions are bump bots from pumpfun. If you take away the pumpfun casino, Sol doesn’t compete with ETH at all.

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

But how much actual value is exchanged, that's what I'm trying to understand. That dashboard doesn't show that. Right now, CMC lists $26b in daily ETH volume, and $6b in daily SOL volume, but I don't trust either due to wash trading.

AprilsMostAmazing

i'm not really bag holding anything because I got lucky with my recent buys and sells But I like some MOON cult members have a lot of MOON. But one thing I would like to buy more of is ETH. I have a couple buy orders that are waiting for a price a drop

GroundbreakingPage41

Enough where it’s still more than ETH https://solanacompass.com

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum treasury purchases have dropped significantly, falling from 1.97 million ETH in August to 370,000 ETH in November, an 80% decline. Bitwise attributes this to the unwinding of the treasury model as smaller players struggle to compete. Bitmine, a major player, holds more Ether than all other treasuries combined, dominating the market. The decline in treasury purchases, coupled with constant new ETH supply, threatens the structural demand for Ethereum, with smaller treasuries facing potential extinction due to limited capital access and shrinking premiums. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

GateNk

Stable coins see more real world use than BTC because they're stable and yet... what are stable coins pegged to...? Narrative and first mover advantage are the only reason why BTC is worth so much today. There are countless of other alts that share the same properties and do more than BTC and all those projects are floundering. The guys on Bankless used to check [ultrasound.money](http://ultrasound.money) every week on their podcast to justify ETH's theoretical promising future value based on its deflationary aspects, etc. And yet... The vast majority of BTC owners haven't dug into Keynesian economics or whatever and aren't yearning for a return to the gold standard. It's ultimately influenced by market sentiment rather than economic fundamentals and that's what makes it detached from inflation, but it doesn't make it any better really.

b1mm3rl1f3

\- Bank of America now recommends a 4% Bitcoin and crypto allocation to wealth management clients \- Total Spot Bitcoin ETF volume surpasses $5.1 billion today. \- Federal Reserve officially ends quantitative tightening \- $11T Vanguard is opening the door to Bitcoin ETFs and hit $1,000,000,000 within the first 30 mins I have a feeling we're about to see a Santa rally. Markets are designed to make max pain, only a select few make it, but are rewarded heavily. BTC and ETH will never look back 😉

Adventurous-Ad-6231

BTC, ETH , SOL , LTC , and Xrp

marcushe

I do not believe it is a scam, it is doing very well in Texas and its virtual mining structure is absolutely phenomenal with a great web interface. It is very convenient to pay a one-time fee for a hash rate and return just like you would a real physical miner, without all the hassle. A real physical miner is a one-time fee for a hash rate forever too. Texit has 5X'd in the past year when everything else is down. It's up to $150 million market cap as of this post and looks great. Once you sign up for mining, they will mail you a cold storage coin. And you will use an app on your phone to generate a wallet from scanning the QR code on the back of the coin. Then you can start receiving your mining purchase to your wallet as USDC, Texit, or more hash mining power. There is a bit of a pyramid to it I guess, it's being fueled by some boomer groups that love pyramids - but it's really a referral flow for mining and rewards. To me as a crypto guy it looks extremely interesting and promising. It's finally a way to pool mine with a wonderful web interface, and all American owned. Trump says he is considering removing capital gains on American Cryptos just like Texit. There are Texas businesses accepting it as payment and it has a nice Texit wallet payment app. Texit is it's own chain, so it is very fast with transactions - and you can purchase it on-chan via a wrapped ETH coin. I signed up for 200 hash and it has been working great. I was referred from my Aunt and she received a hash reward for me being her third referral. If you decide to purchase some mining hash power at [https://minetxc.com/intro#sign-up](https://minetxc.com/intro#sign-up) (Currently $995 per 100 hash) it would be wonderful if you could throw in quick a favor and make sure to type me in as your Sponsor ID on the sign up form as "marcushe". Thanks so much!!!

Advanced-Kale2014

Seeing ETH drop right after you bought can feel rough. A simple way to handle it is to buy small amounts over time instead of all at once, that way you don’t stress about hitting the bottom. Make sure you’re only putting in what you can afford to leave there without panicking. If you believe in Ethereum long-term, small dips aren’t too scary. Some people even pick a few price points in advance to add more so it’s not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

diprofit_global

This basically means that if you look at Ethereum’s chart, you’ll see that ETH hit around $4.8k in 2021, then dropped and traded in the $800–4100 range all the way until 2025, when it barely set a new high at $4.9k (which isn’t a meaningful new high — it’s basically the same level below $5000, and that’s not great). Many altcoins (altcoins = everything that isn’t BTC, ETH, or stablecoins) tend to show the same pattern: they set a major peak once, and then struggle to ever break above it again.

lighter68

[https://app.lighter-ref.xyz/trade/ETH](https://app.lighter-ref.xyz/trade/ETH) \- Lighter's decentralized network, complete with referrals.

HorsePockets

I will say it's a very, very shitty feeling knowing when BTC or ETH go up in price, it makes the Trump's richer. Well, regardless, they have put/call options based on what dad is doing, so they get rich no matter what. Just...yeah feels bad.

GoldMouth-601

I’m a be honest with you I’d hold up just a little before I’d invest being new cuz honestly no telling if this is really the bottom or not. But if you just want to invest anyway you can’t go wrong with ETH or SOL or even XRP or BNB. Just don’t believe the hype and you’ll be good. And BTC of course is a solid option put with it being 90k you’d need a 180k BTC to double your money while a 6k Eth 260 Sol or a $4 XRP seems easier to accomplish

aaj094

Now my point isn't that this will move price any time soon but ETH has a major network upgrade scheduled tomorrow. https://cryptoslate.com/huge-ethereum-upgrade-goes-live-tomorrow-heres-why-you-should-care-about-fusaka/

Letsmovethemarket

XRP is a dog that will not hunt. Rainbows and Unicorns! Buy BTC and ETH!

VariatCA

I don't think "Retail" in the sense of regular people like us even matters one iota to the markets anymore. They don't care if a bunch of broke traders believe in 4-year-cycle Astrology. They care about macro-economic momentum and forward-thinking guidance. The only Retail shaping the market that we can discern a direct impact from are ETF's, and business is still booming. I don't mean to say that this is a prediction for an *Altcoin* rally in any way though. I think 2021 was a special kind of speculative fluke, and the markets matured into focusing on the assets that matter and are having real-world application (BTC, ETH, more recently SOL, et cetera).

553l8008

Just to be clear.... unrealized gains in the form of an airdrop or staking rewards ARE taxable. The exception may be the above where you don't intend to own them and consider them spam. But if you stake ETH or ADA etc... you owe taxes on those rewards the for the cost basis when they were received. And then additional taxes when you actually sell them