Ethereum falls below $3000: The $46 million institutional buy-up of ETH signals a warning

OnChainDetective · 2025-12-14T11:20:13+00:00

Ethereum has recently performed poorly, dropping 5.3% within 24 hours, with a total decline of 21.2%. Although the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut should benefit risk assets, investors remain cautious, and capital flows into safe-haven assets. Bitmine, however, made a large purchase of ETH at this time, indicating a contrarian move by smart money. Analysts predict that Bitcoin will hit a new high in 2026. Historical experience shows that large institutional purchases often precede price reversals, suggesting that a future rally may already be brewing.

OnChainDetective

2025-12-14 11:20:13

Abstract generation in progress

【Crypto World】 Recently, Ethereum hasn’t had a good time. It has fallen 5.3% in the past 24 hours, getting closer and closer to the $3000 mark. Since December, the cumulative decline has reached 21.2%. The entire crypto market is also consolidating, with Bitcoin hovering around $90,000. This wave of market activity indeed seems a bit weak.

The Federal Reserve has started to cut interest rates, which should theoretically benefit risk assets, but investors still seem a bit hesitant. Money is flowing into safe-haven assets like silver, and clearly, the market hasn’t fully shaken off its nerves. But—here’s the key point—Bitmine recently invested $46 million in one go, purchasing 14,959 ETH all at once. This move speaks volumes. When the market is pessimistic, smart money tends to place bets.

Analysts’ comments are also quite interesting. They generally predict that Bitcoin will hit a new all-time high in 2026, and once BTC rises, ETH usually doesn’t fall behind. From historical experience, large institutional buy-ins are often early indicators of price reversals. Although ETH is under pressure now, the next wave of growth may already be brewing. This is exactly the time when the market tests one’s mentality.

ETH0,88%

BTC-0,29%

View Original

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.

10 Likes

Reward
10
10
Repost
Share

Comment

0/400

NotFinancialAdvice

· 2025-12-17 11:18

Hmm... Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are cutting losses. We've seen this show many times. --- Bitmine's recent move was quite aggressive. I need to see how it develops next. --- Basically, it's waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to boost the market. Currently, everyone is betting on that. --- New highs in 2026? Let's just survive until next year first, haha. --- Smart money is operating in the opposite direction, huh? Then I should also think in reverse. --- It's "signs of a price reversal" again. I've heard "wolf" too many times. --- Still willing to enter after a 21% drop. I really don't know if Bitmine has confidence or baggage. --- Funds are fleeing to safe havens. No one in this market dares to gamble. --- Institutional buying ≠ guaranteed rise. I don't quite buy this logic. --- Interesting. After rate cuts, no one is playing. Is reverse operation the real king?

View OriginalReply0

SelfStaking

· 2025-12-17 04:07

Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are cutting losses. The signs of this reversal are becoming increasingly clear.

View OriginalReply0

ProveMyZK

· 2025-12-15 22:43

Institutions are frantically buying up assets, while retail investors are still cutting losses... The gap is truly astonishing.

View OriginalReply0

CodeZeroBasis

· 2025-12-14 12:00

Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are fleeing for their lives. This is the difference between the naive and the smart money.

View OriginalReply0

ShibaMillionairen't

· 2025-12-14 11:50

Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are getting squeezed... It's always this rhythm, huh.

View OriginalReply0

MissedAirdropBro

· 2025-12-14 11:48

Institutional accumulation works like this: they wait until retail investors are almost forced to sell before stepping in. I'll just see if I can turn things around by 2026.

View OriginalReply0

BackrowObserver

· 2025-12-14 11:46

Institutions are bottom-fishing. This dip is an opportunity for smart money to buy the dip.

View OriginalReply0

AirdropHermit

· 2025-12-14 11:38

Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are getting cut, this is the difference between the leek (retail investors) and smart money.

View OriginalReply0

SatoshiHeir

· 2025-12-14 11:37

It should be pointed out that I have already seen through the logic of this round of institutional sweeping on the chain data— they simply do not believe in the market’s short-term panic narrative. Large institutional purchases are often a precursor to reversals? Laughable, this view has been disproven countless times in history. I have verified all relevant market cycle data, and the problem has never been about whether to buy or not, but whether you have enough cognitive framework to understand the market’s true value consensus. To put it simply, while all retail investors are still struggling with a 21% decline, smart money is already thinking about the next dimension.

View OriginalReply0

liquidation_watcher

· 2025-12-14 11:28

Institutions are bottom-fishing, retail investors are taking losses. This routine is played every year. Anyway, I don't dare to take this position. Let's wait and see.

View OriginalReply0