Tag: ETH

Standard Chartered drops 2025 ETH price estimate by 60% to $4K

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Ethereum price is more than 52% down from its December 2024 high at $4,107 and data from TradingView shows ETH (ETH) down 42% since the start of 2025.  Despite being one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and holding the dominant spot as the leader in Web3 and DeFi, many analysts believe that ETH’s price prospects remain grim in the short term.  Crypto analyst and chartered market technician Askel Kibar warned traders against assuming that ETH price trades at a discount simply based on how far off it is…

Price analysis 3/17: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, PI

Bitcoin bulls appear ready to make a run at the 200-day SMA, which could pull BTC price toward $92,000 and reinvigorate altcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) has largely stayed above $80,000 since March 11, indicating that the bulls are not waiting for a deeper correction to buy. However, the failure to propel the price above $86,000 shows that the bears have not given up and continue to sell on rallies. CoinShares’ weekly report shows that cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) witnessed $1.7 billion in outflows last…

Long-term Ethereum accumulation could unwind if ETH price falls below $1.9K — Analyst

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Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues to consolidate under $2,000, which some traders view as a psychological level. Ether price slipped below this range on March 10, and the altcoin continues to trade at its lowest value since October 2023. Ethereum 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Ether price has also lost market value with respect to other major altcoins, with XRP price reaching its highest level against ETH in five years on March 15. The real question among investors is whether ETH is capable of recapturing a portion of its recent…

Ethereum onchain data suggests $2K ETH price is out of reach for now

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Ether’s (ETH) price has been consolidating within a roughly $130 range over the last seven days as $2,000 remains strong overhead resistance. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and Bitstamp shows that ETH price oscillates within a tight range between $1,810 and $1,960. ETH/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Ether price remains pinned below $2,000 for several reasons, including declining Ethereum’s weak network activity and decreasing TVL, negative spot Ethereum ETF flows, and weak technicals. Negative spot Ethereum ETF outflows The underperformance in Ether’s price can be attributed to investors’ risk-off behavior,…

Ethereum Struggles Below $2K as Bitcoin Recovers—Will ETH Catch Up?

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The cryptocurrency market has witnessed diverging performances between its two largest assets, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). While Bitcoin has shown signs of recovery, gaining 3.8% over the past two weeks and reclaiming the $85,000 price level, Ethereum has struggled to keep up. ETH remains below the $2,000 mark, a level it fell below last week, currently trading just above $1,900. The disparity in performance between Bitcoin and Ethereum has drawn attention from analysts, particularly regarding Ethereum’s declining strength against Bitcoin in the derivatives market. Ethereum’s Decline Against Bitcoin: Key…

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Moves 400 ETH to Tornado Cash Following $1.5B Bybit Hack

North Korea-linked Lazarus Group transferred 400 ETH (worth $750,000) to Tornado Cash on March 12, 2025, likely laundering proceeds from the record $1.5 billion Bybit hack, blockchain researchers report. ZachXBT: Tornado Cash Demix Exposes North Korea’s $3.1M PEPE Token Purchase The Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective, transferred 400 ETH to privacy tool […] Source CryptoX Portal

Hyperliquid’s mystery 50x ETH whale is now betting on LINK

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The cryptocurrency trader whose ultra-leveraged Ether (ETH) trade tested Hyperliquid’s limits on March 12 has entered another multimillion-dollar position, this time in Chainlink (LINK), onchain data shows.  On March 14, the anonymous whale, referred to on X as “ETH 50x Big Guy,” took out long positions in LINK worth approximately $31 million with 10 times leverage, according to Lookonchain, a Web3 analytics service.  He placed the bets on Hyplerliquid and GMX, two popular perpetuals exchanges, Lookonchain said in a March 14 X post. Additionally, the whale accumulated roughly $12 million…

ETH falling by 20% may trigger $336M in DeFi liquidations — Web3 exec

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If the price of Ether (ETH) falls by a further 20%, the price decline could trigger a cascade of up to $336 million in decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidations, according to Kevin Rusher, founder of the real-world asset (RWA) lending platform RAAC. The executive warned that a decline to $1,857 would trigger $136 million in liquidations, and a price drop to $1,780 could potentially trigger an additional $117 million in loan liquidations — making these the next price levels to watch. Rusher added that the worst-case scenario would be a 20%…

Bybit CEO reacts to Hyperliquid ETH liquidation, questions DEXs guardrails

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou shares his thoughts on the massive Hyperliquid ETH whale liquidation which led to the platform losing $4 million. He highlights issues that come with leverage on CEXs and DEXs. In a recent post, Zhou explained how the whale was able to pull off an enormous liquidation with a long position of 175,000 ETH (ETH) (valued around $340 million) with 50x leverage without triggering a market crash. He said the whale was able to make a “quick and clean” exit while letting Hyperliquid take the fall. “Why…

Lazarus Group Moves 400 ETH to Tornado Cash

North Korea’s Lazarus Group continues its crypto laundering operations, moving illicit funds while deploying new malware to target developers and steal digital assets. On Mar. 13, blockchain security firm CertiK detected a deposit of 400 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $750,000, to Tornado Cash. The transaction was traced back to Lazarus’s activity on the Bitcoin (BTC) network. The group has been linked to multiple high-profile hacks, including the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit in February.  #CertiKInsight 🚨 We have detected deposit of 400 ETH in https://t.co/0lwPdz0OWi on Ethereum from:0xdB31a812261d599A3fAe74Ac44b1A2d4e5d009010xB23D61CeE73b455536EF8F8f8A5BadDf8D5af848. The fund traces…