ETH

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Strong hands stepped in below $63K and the bounce above $65K shows buyers were waiting. If this really was a local bottom, the liquidity flush may have reset positioning for the next move. Altcoins holding up — especially ETH barely down — is a constructive sign. Now the key is whether momentum follows through or this turns into just a relief rally.

junglehypothesis

Step 1: Buy all the DOT he can get. Step 2: Call it ETH.

ecrane2018

The thing is you can use bitcoin privately, P2P exchange mixers like tornado cash etc. SOL and ETH protocols work very very similarly and with L2s the speed difference SOL provides on mainnet isn’t even a real advantage. If you truly look at most cryptos their advantages are slight optimizations that are often solved by a L2 solution within the other coins ecosystem. Whereas Claude vastly outperforms GPTs code output, and GPT vastly beats out Claude in image generation.

Super-Cut-2175

different coins are good at different things. for example Bitcoin as a store of value, ETH for smart contracts, Solana for speed, Monero for privacy....and many advertise that directly as being "different" from their competitors. You could make the same argument about crypto that you're making about LLMs. The difference is nobody's portfolio goes down when they admit Claude is better at coding than GPT

ecrane2018

Different language models are better at specific things. Whereas if I am an OG Bitcoiner I don’t give a shit about ETH and their NFTs and dev focused ecosystem. ETH and SOL are basically just competing ecosystems that do the same thing leading to the breakage. Then you have the sun layers which all boast various advantages so I don’t even think you could say you are just a ETH user because there is ETH Base, ETH Arb, etc. Claude is way better at coding than say GPT. Grok is a less serious mode conversational model. Various others people are forced to use required by their jobs etc.

HelloTheirCruleWorld

I hit 10 ETH when it hit 1899 earlier!

harvested

The people calling for 30K bitcoin now were calling for 30K ETH in 2021 ಠ_ಠ Ignore the noise and keep stacking.

Skyobliwind

I don't. I don't even track what Vitalik Buterin and Charles Hoskinson are saying even tho I hold quite some ETH and ADA... I hate watching unnecessary long videos for just 1-2 important bulletpoints. And ofc I don't track what any random crypto influencers are saying...

SurroundAccording535

I stopped trying to. Seriously. Most of it is the same recycled take anyway. I just check the Fear & Greed Index, watch BTC and ETH dominance, and let my trading bots run the actual strategy. Way less screen time, way less FOMO

EKEEFE41

I think crypto will end, it is no longer unique. And the idea that it's *"digital gold to hedge against fiat and stock market crashes"* is fucking laughable at this point. The promised utilities front ETH never materialized, it was purely something people were gambling on. Poly market bullshit will kill that. I honestly now believe Bitcoin has no value and soon everyone will also have that conclusion.

-Xaron-

Well I hear you. And to be honest I own both (physical(!) gold and Bitcoin and ETH). But I see the crypto currencies as what they are: a highly speculative asset, not a store of wealth.

harvested

Those were Raoul Pal's 2021 ETH targets. Maybe Tom Lee's too.

GesturalAbstraction

My guess is market makers are colluding to crash the price at a convenient time for them. The same thing happened when x billion of ETH was stolen by a hacking org last year. Price held steady over the weekend and then market makers tanked the price a few days later when they were good and ready

ImprovementLost3677

ETH.

whataboutbenson

I'm buying ETH chums.

Master-Monitor112

ETH and Sol will outperform as in gains but if you are on about as in market cap then no chance that will never happen.

Sudden-Cat7170

So glad I sold my full ETH position for a short term trade last August. I made about 4.8 million gain. Now I put everything in less volatile dividend stocks and yes it will go up and down but I focus on the income it makes me and I sleep like a baby. About $24k per month after tax for life. It’s not too late to sell and stress less fellas.

willofscott

Strange no one is mentioning Monad, built from the ground up, including its own data base core, not lipstick on a pig, parallel execution gives it speed like Solana, instant finality, it is built to be EVM ETH code compatible so devs don’t have to rewrite to deploy, moving over is painless and resource conservative, Built by a team from high frequency trading firm Jump Trading, Paradigm is core investor, they recently recruited exec talent: Urvit Goel (formerly of the Optimism Foundation) as VP of Go-to-Market. Joanita Titan (formerly of FalconX) as Head of Institutional Growth. Sagar Sarbhai (formerly of BVNK) as Head of Institutions for Asia-Pacific. The new team members also bring experience from firms such as JP MorganDeutsche BankAnchorage DigitalFireblocks, and Amazon. The mainnet went live in November, during this bear market so the price has stayed suppressed for the time being as they ramp up operations and build adoption. Has all the makings of a legit L1 utility chain with new tech to go the long mile, and is live and operating and growing. .02 a coin, has much room to grow, 5 years to be $1, is a 50x move. 2 cents to 10$ would be a 500X move. It’s similar to Solana when it launched, Solana went from 50 cents to 250$, which is also a 500X move, but Solana launched in a Bull market. The bear market is giving a longer opportunity to recognize the opportunity and decide to create a position. Exactly what I’ve done, working on a 5 million coin position. Then let it ride. Right place right time, is usually what makes momentous gains. And if not it’s just money, not the end of the world. Bitcoin has the store of value locked, the next biggest movers will be the utility chains that are built with quality which can main stream trad if on chain. MONAD is this chain, and it’s just getting going. Look into it if you don’t know anything about it, I’m stoked I did.

Donut_LordO

HBAR, ETH, XRP all have a shot

Actual_Lab8621

Sol, ETH, possibly Tao if the decentralised AI thing works… who knows.

Muzansam

Queriendo empezar hacer trading desde cuba con 17 años Este es mi monedero Bitcoin: bc1q9v24s4z3sqzy6t3pvj8pcc6cxuezwugreq456r TON: UQCqdXh9pAhQ0gkMwXpZeqmpSRibXQ8oUXHTeZKDyeuw7IQE USDT(TRC20): TN4QBjzdKJNzUDw8HjuQ9hcTDXMFsidpvp ETH: 0x3A08BEa0934c9de22dC10e0B909c517b3008C7f6 BNB(BEP2): bnb1d8jwpwal0hprw9ewc9nqlquqvhw7ap6693h4d8 si alguien me quiere hace alguna donación que sea por algún medio de eso me vendría bien causa

Muzansam

Queriendo empezar hacer trading desde cuba con 17 años Este es mi monedero Bitcoin: bc1q9v24s4z3sqzy6t3pvj8pcc6cxuezwugreq456r TON: UQCqdXh9pAhQ0gkMwXpZeqmpSRibXQ8oUXHTeZKDyeuw7IQE USDT(TRC20): TN4QBjzdKJNzUDw8HjuQ9hcTDXMFsidpvp ETH: 0x3A08BEa0934c9de22dC10e0B909c517b3008C7f6 BNB(BEP2): bnb1d8jwpwal0hprw9ewc9nqlquqvhw7ap6693h4d8 si alguien me quiere hace alguna donación que sea por algún medio de eso me vendría bien causa

harvested

ETH 'inflation' could be -50%. It's meaningless if it can be changed on a whim by the creator. ETH tweaks policy more than the fed. Proof of stake was likely the nail in the coffin for this experiment.

SamQuentin

ETH is probably a good bet if there is a recovery Defi use does create a little bit of demand.

namieorange

Phantom wallet. I think you can buy ETH and BTC (other coins too) with a debit or credit card. And best of all you dont have to go through an exchange, have it in hot wallet or move it into a cold wallet once you get one and have enough in crypto to justify the expense

CipherScarlatti

ETH - the true stablecoin.

PuzzleheadedBell4057

Bitcoin zealots. Do not thread on their BTC, which Btw I also hold in equal amounts along with ETH, SOL and XRP.

No_Blood125

Yes — ETH for DeFi & Web3 dominance, SOL for speed & cultural traction, AVAX/DOT for cross-chain growth. BTC leads sentiment, but real alpha comes from high-utility ecosystems. Smart money rotates before retail even notices. Which one do you think will lead next?

Correct_Resource5934

I’ve been looking at token supply mechanics lately (burns, emissions, “real yield”, etc.) and trying to separate marketing from things you can actually verify on-chain. I stumbled onto [Datamine Network](https://datamine.base44.app/) (DAM / FLUX) and I’m mostly confused why it’s not discussed more. **Here’s what I \*think\* I’ve confirmed from their docs / repos:** \- The project dates back to mid‑2020 (FLUX minting is described as starting around June 2020). \- Token design is (at least originally) dual-token: • DAM = base token with an effective capped supply around \~16.876M (their docs mention it was deployed with 25M and a large portion was burned, leaving \~16.876M as the “cap”). • FLUX = minted when DAM is locked (validator-style), and burning FLUX can increase a user’s minting multiplier (so burn is “incentivized,” not just a passive fee burn). \- There’s also an Arbitrum side: • ArbiFLUX exists on Arbitrum (I see an Arbiscan-verified contract; looks like it was verified in Oct 2021). • LOCK (“Lockquidity”) is minted by locking ArbiFLUX. One important nuance from their dashboard docs: burning LOCK is described as redirecting value to the liquidity pool (not necessarily reducing supply like a typical burn). So it’s more like “liquidity reinforcement” than pure deflation. **Audits / security claims:** \- SlowMist audit PDFs exist for both DAM and FLUX (both show a “Passed” result in the audit report). Their community site says the audits were community-funded. **What I’m NOT sure about / where I want outside eyes:** \- I keep seeing claims like “negative inflation” or “huge % of minted supply burned.” Their own pitch deck claims >50% of minted supply has been burned, but I haven’t independently reproduced a clean minted-vs-burned time series. If anyone has a Dune query / reliable method, I’d love to see it. \- Liquidity is still relatively small, which makes any “tokenomics works!” claim harder to interpret (small pools are easy to move). **Questions for anyone who’s looked deeper:** 1. What’s the best way to verify net issuance over time (minted - burned) for FLUX/ArbiFLUX/LOCK without trusting their UI? 2. Does the “burn to earn a higher mint rate” mechanic create any perverse incentives or attack surfaces at low liquidity / low validator count? 3. Any thoughtful comparison between Datamine-style incentivized burn vs ETH’s EIP-1559 (passive burn from usage)? 4. Does the 4-token architecture (DAM → FLUX → ArbiFLUX → LOCK) meaningfully add utility, or is it mostly complexity? Not affiliated, not a buy recommendation, just trying to figure out whether this is interesting engineering/tokenomics or just a niche project with good copy.

PuzzleheadedBell4057

Of the majors I think SOL & ETH may do better. I think they are gonna be much more adopted as they both provide much more utility than does BTC.

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synthwave_man

ETH will go to 10k and theres nothing you can do about it.

Just_a_square

I've just started trading a few months ago, but aren't crypto like SOL and ETH also pretty "solid", with valid reasons to exist and an actual path to growth and adoption in the real world? Maybe I'm an idiot but not all crypto look like Doge memecoins to me.

Concept211

Rough spot man, but you're doing the right thing by reflecting on it. Small caps are brutal - they look like 10x opportunities until they're rug pulls or slow bleeds. That's the hard lesson most of us learn the expensive way. For anyone reading this - start with established stuff like BTC and ETH. Learn how markets actually move before touching altcoins. Position sizing matters way more than picking winners. If you're new, put in what you can afford to lose and keep way too much in stables while you study. Takes time to build intuition for what's legit vs what's hype.

Sos418_tw

MEXC is a choice for Europe. They offer deep liquidity for BTC/ETH options and maintain VASP status.

Flamboiant_Canadian

I hold Polkadot because of the Nakamoto Coefficient. As much as everyone has their own personal opinion on it, it is extremely decentralized, tech-forward, and completely open source. If I was going to put money into anything, this is it.  If I need to buy something digitally that I can't use a credit card for, I use BTC.  If I want to explore digital infrastructure, I use ETH.  Denying it's uses doesn't mean it is pointless, it's just not as valuable as everyone thinks it is (yet). 

piggleii

Reid Hoffman, famous for various things (which you can look up) is apparently “all in” on ETH. Make of that what you will.

rgnet1

Isn’t 1 and 3 almost the same? Also, there are only SIX alts over $10bn total market cap and all except ETH have less than $3bn daily volume. How is there even an “alt industry” or strategy?

Remarkable_Syrup3595

These posts are absolutely hilarious.   This whole bitcoin thing is being rigged.  Anyone who can't see it is naive.  It has become another stock that is pumped and dumped while all the regulars are scrambling.   If you didn't get in back 8-10 years ago then unfortunately it's a bumpy risky rigged ride.  I sold at 100k last "bull run " and this ship has sailed.   People still buy gold.  Not digital gold.  It isn't doing what it was intended to do.  At all.  It's been to "centralized" with institutions to ever be what it could be     Now is the time to buy ETH honestly.  Because no one is talking about it.  Maybe I'm just we turd Ed 🥹

vampyren

He has a brain! Do you have any idea how much knowledge he has? how many languages he speak? PhD and the fact he made ETH is more then most of us has done in our life time.

_Unspoken_Truth_

Learn from my mistakes, no matter how good the technology is, it doesn't matter. You're going to get your ass kicked. Take it from someone who bought about 1/3 of my current bag of DOT at $25, didn't sell at $50. I sold most of my bag at $5 which ended up being my cost basis. Same with ALGO. I bought most of my bag around $0.30, and then another huge amount at $0.08. And I'm about to sell it all in a few days for barely a profit. (Thanks staking rewards). Both projects are great technology, hell ALGO has about the fastest damn transactions on the market. And DOT is impressive too. But none of that matters if no one uses it. No one uses alts. BTC and MAYBE ETH are the only two that are worth it. Those are my only two bags I made money off of. And the only two bags I'll have left by the end of this year.

EarningsPal

So stupid. If you have the ability to get people to invest $328 Million with you, all you have to do is the right thing. You win. They don’t necessarily have to win either. But as long as the investment was legal and legitimate, it’s their risk. This dude could have just put $328 Million into 20% BTC/USDC, 20% BTC/USDT, 10% ETH/USDC 10% ETH/USDT, 20% Stablecoin Liquidity Pools/Lending protocols like AAVE or Morpho, and the last 20% into US Treasuries or on chain treasury tokens from legit sources. He could take a management fee of 1% of what is invested, a performance fee per year. Any year someone is up, he gets paid handsomely. Any year the customer is down, he still gets paid 1%. If he could have just lasted another 4 years, it’s likely he would be managing 400 Million doing absolutely nothing except putting money in and out of liquidity pools and generating reports to whomever asks for details. I never understand why people do t just invest the money into an index fund. Although it’s wrong to lie, the Ponzi dudes can promise massive returns and just invest in an index fund and do nothing else. Just keep talking about your proprietary research and experience. Anyone that wants their money out, pay them. They will get the market return and compare that to their other portfolio and probably have little to argue about. They will have made a profit, just not as much as they hoped. That’s investing.

Mean_Egg3268

Looks like it was the 4-year cycle. I roundtripped my bags for a second time by getting trapped in the narrative of "extended cycle" just because of reasons like ETH did not pump as much into price discovery, lack lustre altseason etc...

This-Adhesiveness-52

Alt coins are risky, all the big money going into bitcoin. The next big thing is Ethereum. Leader in smart contracts. It smaller competitor is Solana, it's better at scaling. Chainlink has potential for tokenisation. Litecoin for cheap payments. Xrp code is used by banks. I think it's overhyped crap but time will tell. Polkadot is complex. I heard it's not user friendly whatever that means. ICP is complex. I don't understand it but it's close to 0. ETH has the most money behind it so I think it's the safest bet. All others you have to be a believer.

ComplexWrangler1346

I got into ETH in 2015 at 88 cents ….it out bit my children through college with masters degrees ……it also let me retire at 46…..what did you say about scams 🤔🤔

This-Adhesiveness-52

Bear market, BTC go's down, drags all alt coins with it. Maby some new coins can do a pump and dump but that just it. BTC drags all alts down, when BTC recovers ETH will go up again but the bear markets can last a long time, the cryptonerds say untill october and they mostly right so i'm buying the dips untill october. Eth slowly dropping to 800euro and then back up to 5000euro, so i do think the money is there but it takes time and it still a long time till october. Hope it stops sooner with all the big banks and wallstreet buying but retail investors mostly return when the prices hit rock bottom -70% or -80% and we still a long way off from that. It's only -50% for now.

piggleii

Vitalik dumping ETH: "That is nothing. Won't affect the market." Vitalik stops dumping ETH: "That is bullish. Up only now."

Longjumping-Row-6147

Agree 100% with what people are saying about chasing 100x - those days may be done and you are far more likely to get scammed, rekt and or just round trip your money because you dont take profit. From someone who has been there, and someone who has invested in what i consider solid coins with staying power and good fundamentals (i.e. LINK, XRP, SOL) even then your best bet over the next couple years is to stick with BTC and ETH. It is an illusion that somehow "they have gone up so much so cant possibly go up more and make me money". We have a handful of projects now that have survived bull and bear markets and a graveyard of projects that have not. Do what you want of course but if i were you I'd bolster your position in those bigger - established coins you mentioned! Good luck!

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Ourcrypto_news

17k ETH is not small change even for Ethereum royalty

Fear_Blind83

Now he's only got 224,106 ETH left... Poor Guy 😔

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tldr; The wallet associated with Vitalik.eth has sold a cumulative total of 17,196 ETH as of February 26, 2026, surpassing the planned sales target of 16,384 ETH by 812 ETH. The total transaction value is approximately $34.96 million. The sales were conducted through multiple transactions, with all movements traceable via blockchain records. The phased execution pattern indicates a gradual reduction in Ethereum holdings, and the wallet activity continued even after the planned sales volume was reached. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Small_Appearance2014

For 10+ years, stick to strong fundamentals — real utility, active development, and clear positioning. BTC and ETH are solid core holds. From your list, projects like AVAX, Cardano, Chainlink, and XRP are often viewed as long-term infrastructure plays — but they should be smaller allocations compared to your core. You can also look into projects focused on compliance and real-world use, like **RYO**, which aim to build practical infrastructure rather than just hype. Main rule: size positions so you can survive volatility and hold through full cycles.

Glyzzza_

Looks solid for a first move! Weight BTC and ETH heavier, then spread smaller amounts across SOL, AVAX, XRP, and LINK and add gradually over time.

ThinConstruction4762

I’d look at Tron, even if only for its potential with stable coins. Already surpassed ETH in that regard and a tenth of the market cap. Also the mechanism to get 15% apy. Price stability is also a selling point. Look at how every top 10 coin is down 30% over 90 days while tron is up 2%.

watch-nerd

Closed the 27 FEB 26 shorts for a modest profit and roll yield. Opened new 27 MAR 26 shorts on the pump, new entry points at $68705 BTC and $2070 ETH. P&L already in the green as it goes down again.

Opening_Ant9937

I would DCA as crypto is so volatile but I’m assuming you are using a DEX. If so out of all those I would just stick with BTC, ETH, and SOL. There’s also hyperliquid and meteora which are coins but also DEXs you can invest in.

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Bitter-Entrance1126

BTC and ETH, you can add sol

_Commando_

Vitalik always said that ETH is overpriced...

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Longjumping_Card4523

Although it won't necessarily kill me if I lose my entire investment (I think), the detachment from money flying up and down constantly honestly feels kind of nice. I think, over time, I've learned to really enjoy the journey and have come to terms with whatever the outcome may be, good or bad. I think it's helped me adopt a much more composed look at life. Still buying more, I'm just happy to own closer to as much ETH now as I wished to have a few years ago.

historicalprinter

Yea same I wanna get out of ETH but I’d still be at a loss. Feels like it’s gonna dump again at any moment

oopssomething

ETH/BTC +5% Vitalik bringing it home

Royal-Support212

with 7.5mil, just go for btc and you will sleep well, enjoy life and do whatever you want. (ETH is still not recommended to be honest, just by the look that its creator keep selling).

ReceptionSmall9941

For long-term, keeping BTC/ETH as your core and sizing alts smaller is usually the safer path. From your list, LINK and AVAX have stronger utility narratives, but I’d still DCA slowly and avoid over-diversifying too early.

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DigitalHierophant

This, people new to crypto and come in with the spray and pray tactic. I'd just go in BTC, ETH, SOL and call it a day. Btc digital gold, Eth is basically the IBM of crypto, and Solana is the Apple of crypto. The powers that be will never let XRP pump properly, and people would do well to understand how circulating supply and total supply affect the marketcap(price) of a project. Tao/Links are tossups at this point.

ReceptionSmall9941

Solid list, but for a first entry you might keep most weight in BTC/ETH and treat the others as smaller satellite positions. Also consider scaling in over a few buys so one bad week doesn’t set your average too high.

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28 ETH

XysterU

How many times has the entire SOL network halted? I've lost count. ETH has never halted from its beginning

andys811

What country is this? In UK where I'm from, you pay CGT on the profit each time you make a disposal, disposal counts whether it's from BTC to USDC, BTC to ETH, BTC to GBP, it doesn't matter it all counts

oopssomething

Pending, but think it's confirmed 3/5 that ETH will never go below 2k again

ReceptionSmall9941

Not smooth-brained, but treat it like a tool not a magic trader: start tiny, define strict risk limits, and compare it against a simple benchmark (like DCA BTC/ETH) over a few months. Most AI agents still fail in regime shifts, so your risk controls matter more than the model name.

biba8163

L2s have taken all the volume honey. Fees are down -95% since 2021 honey. L2s settlement fees are down -99% since a year ago honey. Are you okay honey? - ETH fee revenue is down -95% from its average in 2021 - ETH fee revenue is down -70% from its average in the 2022 bear market - ETH fee revenue is down -60% or worse from its average in 2023, 2024 and 2025 https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/ethereum/ethereum-miner-revenue-daily L2s have taken a massive percentage of the transactions from ETH Mainet. | Chain | 1-day Transaction count |:-----------|------------:| | Base Chain | 12.58M | Polygon PoS | 8.77M | Arbitrum One | 4.55M | OP | 2.19M | Ethereum Mainnet | 2.07M https://www.growthepie.com/fundamentals/transaction-count Blob settlement fees from the L2s paid to Ethereum mainnet has dropped -99% over one year. Here are the blob fees for the highest use L2, the Base network: | Date | Cost of Revenue (Mostly Blob Fees) | |:-----------|------------:| | Jan. 2025 | $1.6 Million | Jan. 2026 | $14.6K https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/base/financial-statement

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LinusVPelt

Stablecoins are better in the short-medium term for now, because crypto can fluctuate lower. But as the asset is valued higher than your purchase price, it doesn't make any difference to spend it directly or trade it for stable/fiat in order to spend it. It's basically when people were using gold coins to pay, so for most of human history. It's the same principle as selling stocks or any other asset to pay for goods: when you need to pay you have to sell them first because they don't have a payment infrastructure. Crypto has it so you can spend it directly. Or you can sell ETH/BTC when you need to spend money, it's the same with extra steps. The point is no one keeps fiat or stable for any significant amount of time: you keep it just for spending it, because over the long term it depreciates vs any other asset. If you are in profit and you don't worry about short-medium term fluctuations, you don't need stable/fiat at all. That's why some people bought real estates with BTC (directly, not selling it for stable/fiat first and then paying with them).

chaitanya1015

What if it don't give you expected returns. Haha. It happened with ETH last cycle and BTC -> Next cycle?

alxkwl

My strategy too. People are clueless about the impending massive ETH upside.

Stray14

You clearly don’t know what you are talking about. The hash value dictates its true value. Tell me what gives ETH and SOL value? Nothing, it’s amazing how little so many people know.

Logical_Lemming

Their official stance before was that staking their ETH could be seen to compromise their neutrality or give them undue influence in the event of a contentious hard fork. That's... still pretty true, IMO. But they way people complain about their selling.... it's hard to say what the right decision is.

CaffeineComaMode

If you want something best for risk-adjusted upside, I would start by separating networks from business-model tokens. Most gems die because they have no real demand sink. One token I keep an eye on in the second category is $NEXO because it is tied to an actual lending/wealth platform with recurring user activity (borrow, earn, spend). If platform usage expands, token demand tends to follow. Still higher risk than BTC/ETH, but at least the thesis is anchored in utility, not vibes.

piggleii

So ... has anyone drawn the connection yet between Vitalik dumping ETH and him now advocating for privacy protocols on ETH? Can't a man dump his free printed-out-thin-air ETH in private without everyone scrutinizing it?

Reach_Beyond

This will generate $3-4M a year depending on staking rate and ETH price they sell at. It simply can’t be possible they weren’t staking prior??

brkinard

No....but I will get liquidated at ETH 2084.......fine with it since shorts are a hedge play.

diprofit_global

It’s a good time to start building positions in BTC and ETH, but the bottom could still be way lower. Definitely don’t go all in right now.

hopefulindolent

Bought the dip today. £5k across ETH and BTC

Numerous_Ruin_4947

In previous cycles, Bitcoin dominance fell by 52% and 30% over roughly one year. The current BTC.D chart is showing a similar tapering pattern. If this continues, BTC.D could drop around 28% in 2026, from about 58% to roughly 30%. That scenario would likely come with a rise in ETH dominance. This cycle could always diverge from the past, but the setup on the chart is hard to ignore.

financeguruIB

Other than the obvious $BTC and $ETH, there is $SOL, $RENDER, $TAO and $DOGE

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Phine420

Yeah but let’s keep shittin on ETH and buy Sol or so

Numerous_Ruin_4947

How do you explain the BTC.D chart, then? In 2017 (-52%) and again in 2021 (-30%), it collapsed into the red while the rest of the market was rallying. ETH has effectively been in a bear market for almost two years now - 17 of the last 23 months have been red, including 12 of the last 15. [https://www.tradingview.com/x/lRdognm4/](https://www.tradingview.com/x/lRdognm4/)

GojoPojo

They’re not trading. They’re predicting the future and $ETH stands center of the new ai and economic digital infrastructure!

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jclaslie

Yeah but what’s even more interesting to me is the fact that this is CFD volume, not spot. So a lot of traders aren’t looking to hold BTC or ETH long term, they’re just trading price action.

ronzecu

Crypto might be mostly a scam, but certainly not BTC and maybe ETH, SOL and some other ones. How come you say it does not have intrinsic value, but at the same time read daily news about institutions tokenizing their assets?

uamdarasulka

hard to call an exact number but 1400-1600 range isn't unreasonable if the short thesis plays out. ETH already lost the 2000 level which was major support.. next real demand zone on the whale data is around that range. right now sitting at $1862 with $407M still pressing it down ... so there's room to go. i track this stuff daily on [swarmintellect.com](http://swarmintellect.com) if you wanna keep an eye on when the positioning starts to shift — that's usually the first sign a bottom is forming before price confirms it

Calm-Professional103

Vitalik is not « dumping » ETH. He just staked 70,000 ETH so that the foundation can fund development from staking yield instead of selling ETH. 

Sea_Procedure_3471

It’s the one with ETFs? So are ETH, SOL, and even XRP they all have ETFS.  They also apparently have more utility than BTC.