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Ethereum whales add $1B in ETH - Is the accumulation trend hinting at a $5K ETH price?

Ethereum's native token, Ether ETH $3,193.27 currently ranks as the only cryptocurrency in the top 10 by market capitalization to show a negative return over the past 30 days.

★Ethereum addresses add 330,000 Ether in 2 weeks MAXPAIN, a crypto markets analyst, highlighted that Ether addresses holding between 1,000 to 10,000 ETH have accumulated 330,000 ETH since Jan. 7, valued at over $1.08 billion.
Previously, ETH accumulation of such size occurred in April 2024, when the same cohort of addresses amassed over 620,000 ETH. The altcoin witnessed a 66% upswing thereafter. The crypto trader also noted the consequent increase in daily active addresses, with network growth rising to 180,000, which may imply a fresh capital inflow.
Conversely, Percival, a verified onchain analyst on CryptoQuant, shed light on the key difference between ETH spot market transactions in 2021, 2024 and 2025. The analyst explained that ETH transaction volumes dropped from $52 billion in January 2021 to $8 billion in 2025, a staggering 84% reduction. The trader added, "This means that the demand for Ethereum in this bull market is considerably lower." Thus, despite whales adding ETH to their wallets, retail interest has taken a major hit during this bull run.

🗽Will an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern send ETH to $5,000?
With most of the market moving on from Ether's lackluster performance over the past month, multiple traders were eyeing the current market setup as a potential bullish opportunity.
Jelle, a long-term crypto investor, identified the formation of an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern within another bullish setup of ascending triangles on the weekly chart. The probability of a bullish breakout improves significantly with the price converging within a couple of bullish confluences, as the analyst hinted at the possibility of price discovery for the altcoin. In fact, Alec, a derivative trader, said Ether was developing a tightening on both the 30-minute low time frame (LTF) and 1-day high time frame (HTF). With liquidity present on both sides of the spectrum, the trader said, "A larger move is on the horizon for ETH. Take the liquidity and run the opposite way? But which way?? Lastly, Cold Blooded Shiller, a markets analyst, opined on the dismissive nature of the industry on Ethereum right now and said