Overview

• Ether rallied above $2,600 Monday, marking a 3.7% gain as markets embraced risk despite escalating Middle East tensions.
• Ethereum investment products attracted $583 million in fresh inflows last week, the largest weekly total since February.
• Futures open interest in ETH reached approximately 13.89 million tokens, or $36.32 billion, highlighting rising institutional positioning.
• U.S.-listed spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $2.1 million in net outflows on Friday, snapping a 19-day inflow streak.
• Over $218 million worth of crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for $161 million.