ETH leverage demand shifts

ETH utilization dropped below 90%, lending APY fell to 1.9%. wstETH and weETH deposits shrank by $12B and $17.6B since rsETH LayerZero bridge hack.

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Naveed Contrarian

$ETH ETH/USDT Analysis - 1D Timeframe


Current price: $2,118.57 (-3.05%)


ETH continues to face selling pressure, trading below all major EMAs on the daily chart. The coin has been respecting a clear downtrend structure with lower highs and lower lows over the past several weeks.


Key Technicals:

- Price is sitting well below EMA5 (2175), EMA10 (2221), and EMA30 (2262)

- RSI6 at 18.31 extremely oversold, indicating selling momentum is getting exhausted

- RSI12 & RSI24 also trending lower but showing early signs of weakness in bearish momentum


The recent decline appears driven by overall market correction, BTC dominance, and cautious sentiment in the broader crypto space.


Market Verdict: We are in a downtrend, not ranging. While the structure remains bearish, the deeply oversold conditions suggest a potential relief bounce or consolidation could be near.


My View: This dip is creating an interesting zone for spot accumulation for those with a longer-term horizon. Short-term traders should wait for confirmation above $2,260 before getting aggressive.


Not financial advice. DYOR & manage risk.


What’s your outlook on ETH at these levels?


#eth #Whales add ETH positions #Fed holds interest rates #ETH leverage demand shifts #Vitalik Buterin rethinks L2 scaling

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Digital Asset Dude (D.A.D.)

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Ledger Z

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Tom Wan

ETH utilisation has dropped back below 90% with borrow APY now at 1.9%. Since the rsETH LZ hack, wstETH and weETH deposits are down $1.2B and $1.76B respectively. With wstETH/weETH to ETH loops now back to profitable, the question is whether ETH loop demand returns or if the capital stays on the sidelines/flows to Spark/Morpho.

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crypto vision1

$ETH COMMUNITY IS SELF-ORGANISING IN REAL TIME. On $ZORA, a grassroots operator just overtook 'jacob' on the leaderboard. Now gunning for 'Jessie' at #1. No VC backing. No permission needed. Just ETH rails doing what they do. Price is testing support. The community is not testing anything. It knows where it stands. $ETH $ZORA #Ethereum #Bullish

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BSCN

Ethereum first broke the $4,000 mark more than five years ago... @Ethereum's $ETH coin first broke above the $4,000 level some 1,833 days ago, as highlighted by Arkham. It then dipped below in December 2021. Since then, $ETH has sat above $4,000 just once again, for a brief period which began in August and ended in October 2025. How high can $ETH go in 2026?

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