Large Investors Actively Accumulate Ethereum Amid Price Decline
The sell-off in cryptocurrency markets has made retail traders cautious; however, blockchain data indicates that large investors are moving in the opposite direction.


The sell-off in cryptocurrency markets has made retail traders cautious; however, blockchain data indicates that large investors are moving in the opposite direction.
On Tuesday, January 20, amid ongoing market turbulence, the combined net outflows from exchange-traded funds based on Bitcoin and Ethereum exceeded $713 million.
According to him, the network of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization — Ethereum — dominates the stablecoin, decentralized finance (DeFi), and tokenized real-world assets (RWA) sectors. More than 50% of all stablecoins and RWAs are already within the Ethereum ecosystem, and this share is expected to keep growing.
Ethereum (ETH) is trying to break out of a bearish trend. The cryptocurrency is trading near $3,016, rising by about 2.3% over the past 24 hours. The coin is less than 2% below a key level that could reverse the trend.
Ethereum is unlikely to reach new highs next year given the current situation with Bitcoin, according to crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen.
The activity of market makers can be assessed based on several facts. For example, since November 4, a wealthy trader known under the pseudonym 66k ETH Borrow Whale has purchased 569,247 ETH worth $1.69 billion. Meanwhile, leading Ethereum treasury company BitMine invested $302 million in coins over the past week. It was joined by Trend Research, which recently acquired 46,379 ETH worth $136.3 million.
Throughout 2025, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki urged investors to buy gold, silver, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) as protection against inflation, fiat currency devaluation, and systemic financial risk.
As Ethereum (ETH) is trading just below the $3,000 level, the artificial intelligence model responded to the question of whether the altcoin would surpass this threshold on the first day of the new year.
The USDT stablecoin on the Ethereum (ETH) network has reached an all-time high in a key metric — user activity. According to on-chain data, the 30-day simple moving average of active addresses has exceeded 200,000, setting a new record for the ERC-20 version of the stablecoin. This indicates a sharp increase in the number of participants using USDT for transfers, trading, and interactions with protocols.
Ethereum is currently trading around $2,950, stabilizing after a sharp rejection from the $3,100 zone earlier this week. The rebound followed a drop to the $2,750–$2,800 zone, where aggressive bids forced short-term sellers to retreat. While the bounce offers short-term relief, Ethereum remains capped below key EMA resistance, maintaining pressure on the broader structure ahead of December 20.
According to experts, the slowdown in buying activity of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has continued for the third consecutive month.
Ethereum was trading at $3,014.28 at 16:01 GMT on Tuesday on the Investing.com Index, showing a 10.47% change throughout the day. This was the sharpest daily increase in the cryptocurrency since October 12.
All other models suggest that Ethereum should be priced much higher. Based on the values of all 12 metrics, the fair price of ETH reaches $4,619 — which is 64.4% higher than the actual market price of the cryptocurrency.
Over the past three days, BitMine Immersion Technologies purchased 23,773 ETH (~$69.9 million) amid the current market weakness. The transactions were recorded by Lookonchain.
The cryptocurrency Ethereum was trading at $2,737.54 at 16:04 GMT on Monday according to the Investing.com index, falling by 10.05% on the day. This was the most significant decline in the cryptocurrency’s value since October 10.
From November 21 to 28, 2025, Bitcoin gained 7.42%. After a brief period of price decline, BTC is once again trading above $90,000. Most of the week was dictated by buyers: five out of seven trading sessions ended in the green.