Overview
- Ethereum traded between $4,600 and $4,900, closing in on its November 2021 record high of $4,860.
- Spot ETH ETFs recorded daily inflows of $500 million to more than $1 billion, lifting August totals above $3 billion.
- Exchange-held ETH reserves dropped to about 18.5 million, a nine-year low, while record staking levels further reduced available supply.
- A hotter-than-expected July PPI report and Treasury Secretary Bessent’s remarks on Bitcoin purchases triggered more than $1 billion in crypto liquidations.
- Major institutional players such as BitMine Immersion Technologies amassing 1.2 million ETH and significant transfers between Binance and Wintermute signaled continued accumulation despite elevated volatility.