🚀 Ethereum Accumulation Shatters Records – Is $3K the Next Stop for ETH?

Whales are gobbling up ETH like it's going out of style—which, given crypto's volatility, might happen tomorrow. The real question: Will this buying frenzy finally catapult Ethereum past the psychological $3K barrier?

The Accumulation Game

On-chain data reveals wallets with 10K+ ETH now hold 22% more than they did six months ago. That's not just 'smart money'—that's institutional-grade conviction. Meanwhile, retail traders keep chasing memecoins because fundamentals are boring.

Liquidity vs. Leverage

Derivatives markets show open interest creeping toward January 2025's ATH. Perfect storm or disaster waiting to happen? Depends who's holding the bag when leverage gets liquidated.

Wall Street's still pretending to 'understand blockchain' while secretly routing all orders through Coinbase. ETH either breaks $3K this week or we're all getting rekt—no in-between.

ETH accumulation hits record high

Ethereum’s accumulation addresses – wallets that only receive ETH and never spend – have quietly collected a staggering 22.8 million ETH – A historic high.

In fact, the data underlined a parabolic rise in the total balance held by these wallets. This, despite ETH’s price remaining well below its ATH.

Source: Cryptoquant

This could be seen as a sign of conviction among LTHs, many of whom appear to be positioning themselves ahead of a major move.

Notably, this level of accumulation dwarfs previous cycles and may continue to accelerate into July – Hinting at a potentially explosive summer rally if historical trends play out once again.

Is altseason on the horizon?

Ethereum just recorded its biggest transaction count spike since early 2023, climbing past 1.5 million daily transactions.

Such a surge in on-chain activity implies growing network usage and rising speculation; often a precursor to bullish momentum.

Source: Cryptoquant

Interestingly, this comes on the back of stablecoin market dominance hovering NEAR its historical resistance levels that marked major cycle tops in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Source: X

Usually, a rejection from this level has triggered capital rotation into riskier assets; kickstarting an altseason. If ETH breaks higher while stablecoins retreat, we could be looking at the early signs of a broader altcoin rally.

As one Twitter user put it,

“Smart money (whales) are accumulating Eth like never before. The on-chain activity is booming… We have All the ingredients for the craziest summer ever in crypto.”

Can Ethereum hit $3k?

Despite strong accumulation and a spike in transaction activity, Ethereum still faces some technical hurdles.

At the time of writing, ETH was trading near $2.46k, stuck below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages – Key resistance levels. The RSI hovered around 49, while the MACD showed signs of flattening after prolonged bearish divergence.

Source: TradingView

The OBV has been weak, reflecting limited buying pressure.

Still, with fundamentals flashing green and macro signals hinting at an altcoin rotation, a break above $2.6k could quickly open the doors to $3k. IF ETH can overcome its current trendline resistance.