Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has increased 3.5% over the past 24 hours to $2,702.31. Over the past week, STETH has experienced an uptick of over 8.0%, moving from $2,424.34 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has tumbled 93.0% over the past week along with the circulating supply of the coin, which has fallen 0.03%. This brings the circulating supply to 9.79 million. According to our data, the current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $26.45 billion.
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Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has decreased 4.04% over the past 24 hours to $2,550.41, continuing its downward trend over the past week of -1.0%, moving from $2,583.70 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has fallen 33.0% over the past week which is opposite, directionally, with the overall circulating supply of the coin, which has increased 2.0%. This brings the circulating supply to 9.82 million. According to our data, the current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $24.99 billion.
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Over the past 24 hours, Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has fallen 3.11% to $2,579.70. This continues its negative trend over the past week where it has experienced a 4.0% loss, moving from $2,679.76 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has decreased 59.0% over the past week, while the overall circulating supply of the coin has increased 0.26% to over 9.82 million. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $25.32 billion.
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Crypto whales are offloading large amounts of Ethereum (ETH), adding sell pressure to a correction in digital asset markets.
Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says that “many whales are dumping ETH” through a number of different platforms and exchanges in apparent panic.
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“This whale exchanged 4,591.8 Lido Staked Ether (stETH) directly for 4,589.5 ETH at a loss of 2.3 ETH($6K) to avoid the long withdrawal process.
He then deposited all 5,145 ETH ($13.3M) into Binance for sale.”
Source: Lookonchain/X Lookonchain spotted another whale similarly depositing nearly $50 million in ETH to sell on Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the US.
“A whale is selling 19,000 ETH ($49.17M)!
This whale requested a withdrawal of 30,007 Lido Staked Ether (stETH) ($78.67M) 4 days ago and claimed 19,000 ETH ($49.17M).
And the whale is depositing the 19,000 ETH ($49.17M) to Coinbase to sell!”
Another two whales were seen selling 8,208 ETH worth $21.59 million in order to repay debts on lending platform Aave to avoid being liquidated.
And an additional whale, originally buying ETH well above $3,000 in March and April, apparently capitulated and has been selling their holdings at a loss on Binance.
“Another whale sold 5,088 ETH ($13.58M) at a loss of $3.66M.
This whale withdrew 5,088 ETH ($17.24M) from Binance at $3,389 from Mar 28 to Apr 3.”
Source: Lookonchain/X Ethereum reached its high for the year at $4,115 in March, and is now down to $2,583 at time of writing.
Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has decreased 4.34% over the past 24 hours to $2,581.75, continuing its downward trend over the past week of -0.0%, moving from $2,595.70 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 13.0% over the past week, while the overall circulating supply of the coin has decreased 0.19%. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $25.29 billion.
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Over the past 24 hours, Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has fallen 7.01% to $2,220.43. This continues its negative trend over the past week where it has experienced a 11.0% loss, moving from $2,514.58 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 255.0% over the past week while the overall circulating supply of the coin has increased 0.32% to over 9.81 million. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $21.79 billion.
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Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has increased 3.0% over the past 24 hours to $2,344.75, which is in the opposite direction of its trend over the past week, where it has experienced a 1.0% loss, moving from $2,333.90 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has fallen 54.0% over the past week, moving in tandem, directionally, with the overall circulating supply of the coin, which has decreased 0.24%. This brings the circulating supply to 9.77 million. According to our data, the current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $22.91 billion.
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Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has increased 4.81% over the past 24 hours to $2,544.41. Over the past week, STETH has experienced an uptick of over 6.0%, moving from $2,377.96 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 98.0% over the past week while the overall circulating supply of the coin has increased 0.05% to over 9.75 million. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $24.79 billion.
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Over the past 24 hours, Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has fallen 4.24% to $2,439.49. This continues its negative trend over the past week where it has experienced a 6.0% loss, moving from $2,625.87 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 122.0% over the past week while the overall circulating supply of the coin has increased 0.09% to over 9.81 million. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $23.93 billion.
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Over the past 24 hours, Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has risen 3.92% to $2,444.64. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 1.0% gain, moving from $2,428.48 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has fallen 41.0% over the past week, moving in tandem, directionally, with the overall circulating supply of the coin, which has decreased 1.13%. This brings the circulating supply to 9.72 million. According to our data, the current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $23.76 billion.
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Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has decreased 5.08% over the past 24 hours to $2,486.35, continuing its downward trend over the past week of -6.0%, moving from $2,622.75 to its current price.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 6.0% over the past week while the overall circulating supply of the coin has increased 0.56% to over 9.75 million. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $24.20 billion.
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Over the past 24 hours, Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price rose 3.2% to $2,713.84. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 6.0% gain, moving from $2,560.09 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has increased 71.0% over the past week, while the overall circulating supply of the coin has decreased 0.04%. The current market cap ranking for STETH is #8 at $26.43 billion.
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Lido Staked Ether's (CRYPTO: STETH) price has increased 9.31% over the past 24 hours to $2,680.88, which is in the opposite direction of its trend over the past week, where it has experienced a 0.0% loss, moving from $2,664.17 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $4,829.57.
The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Lido Staked Ether over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are Bollinger Bands, measuring the volatility for both the daily and weekly price movements. The wider the bands are, or the larger the gray area is at any given moment, the larger the volatility.
The trading volume for the coin has risen 54.0% over the past week diverging from the circulating supply of the coin, which has decreased 0.1%. This brings the circulating supply to 9.75 million. According to our data, the current market cap ranking for STETH is #9 at $26.11 billion.
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After momentarily sliding below important support levels, Ethereum (ETH) is once again on the climb. After a significant change in market mood, the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization passed $2,900.
Interestingly, Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, weighed in on the situation, remarking that it is a strategic opportunity to acquire ETH.
Tariff Pause Sparks Market Rebound Concerns over possible tariffs on Canada and Mexico rattled the crypto market earlier this week. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum fell significantly; Ethereum dropped momentarily to around $2,360. Still, the temporary suspension of the tariffs by Trump offered a breather, which raised investor confidence in risk assets including cryptocurrency.
In the wake of the announcement, Ethereum experienced a robust recovery, with a nearly 20% increase. Traders interpreted this as an invitation to re-enter the market, and ETH promptly reclaimed the $2,900 mark.
In my opinion, it’s a great time to add $ETH.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) February 3, 2025
Eric Trump’s Crypto Endorsement Raises Eyebrows Eric Trump posted his optimistic view on Ethereum on social media. He first said, “In my opinion, it’s a great time to add $ETH. You can thank me later.” Although the subsequent section of his remarks was deleted, crypto investors saw resonance in his endorsement of Ethereum’s future development.
The Trump family has been progressively involved in the digital asset sector, particularly through their World Liberty Financial platform. This most recent statement serves to emphasize their involvement and potential long-term dedication to blockchain technology.
ETHUSD trading at $2,722 on the daily chart: TradingView.com World Liberty Financial’s Significant Ethereum Transaction World Liberty Financial recently made a substantial move in the crypto space, which has served to further fuel speculation. The firm transferred over $300 million in assets to Coinbase’s custody platform, according to blockchain analytics firm Spot On Chain. Furthermore, they acquired an additional 1,826 ETH for approximately $5 million and converted nearly 20,000 Lido Staked Ether (stETH) into ETH.
World Liberty Financial (@worldlibertyfi) moved $307.41M in 8 assets to #CoinbasePrime 6 hours ago—as part of treasury management and business operations.
Shortly after, the project unstaked 19,423 $stETH to $ETH and further spent 5M $USDC to buy 1,826 $ETH at $2,738.… https://t.co/Rp9NAFUs5N pic.twitter.com/5bfIvJma7U
— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) February 4, 2025
These transactions indicate that the company is making preparations for the introduction of its “Earn and Borrow” lending protocol. Although the protocol is still in the process of being developed, the substantial transfers suggest that the platform could soon play a significant role in decentralized finance (DeFi).
Ethereum’s Prospects Still Remain Positive As institutional interest is rising and the price of the top altcoin has recaptured higher levels, Ether remains a central focus in the crypto market. Macroeconomic changes, strategic investments, and political influence taken together provide an interesting dynamic for ETH’s future course.
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The Lazarus Group has laundered stolen crypto from last week’s record-shattering Bybit hack through the exchange eXch, according to the blockchain research firm Elliptic.
Hackers looted nearly $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and Lido Staked Ether (stETH) from Bybit on Friday.
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The attack represented the largest crypto hack ever and possibly the biggest heist in world history.
Elliptic, pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT and other researchers have pinned the exploit on the Lazarus Group, a prolific North Korean cybercriminal outfit known for numerous high-profile hacks on major crypto platforms.
In a new analysis, Elliptic notes that Lazarus’ money-laundering process typically follows the same steps. First, the group exchanges any stolen tokens for a native blockchain asset like Ethereum, because ETH can’t be frozen by a central authority.
Source: Elliptic Subsequently, the cybercriminal outfit “layers” the stolen funds through multiple wallets, exchanges, cross-chain bridges and crypto mixers to obfuscate the transaction trail.
Elliptic says that Lazarus is currently in the middle of the second step.
“Within two hours of the theft, the stolen funds were sent to 50 different wallets, each holding approximately 10,000 ETH. These are now being systematically emptied – as of 1pm UTC on February 24, 14.5% of the stolen assets (now worth $195 million) have been moved from these wallets.
Once moved out of these wallets, the funds are being laundered through various services, including DEXs (decentralized exchanges), cross-chain bridges and centralized exchanges.
However, one service has emerged as a major and willing facilitator of this laundering. eXch is a cryptocurrency exchange, notable for allowing its users to swap cryptoassets anonymously. This has led them to being used to exchange hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto assets derived from criminal activity, including multiple thefts perpetrated by North Korea. Despite attempting to conceal this activity, our analysis shows that since the hack, crypto assets stolen from Bybit worth over $75 million have been exchanged using eXch. Despite direct requests from Bybit, eXch has refused to block this activity.”
Over the weekend, eXch took to the BitcoinTalk forum to deny claims it was laundering crypto for Lazarus, though it did cop to processing an “insignificant” portion of the stolen Bybit funds.
“1. eXch is NOT laundering money for Lazarus/DPRK (North Korea).
2. The insignificant portion of funds from the ByBit hack eventually entered our address 0xf1da173228fcf015f43f3ea15abbb51f0d8f1123 which was an isolated case and the only part processed by our exchange, fees from which we will be donated for the public good.
3. Any claims by ZachXBT and others on Twitter regarding transactions not related to 0xf1da173228fcf015f43f3ea15abbb51f0d8f1123 that are falsely attributed to eXch are a targeted FUD attack on our exchange.”
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says the firm has restored a 1:1 backing on all client assets after the record-setting hack, and the Dubai-based exchange announced a full restoration of services on Saturday.
The controversial exchange eXch plans to close its doors in May after facing allegations that it laundered crypto stolen in the record-setting Bybit exploit earlier this year.
In February, hackers looted nearly $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and Lido Staked Ether (stETH) from Bybit in the largest crypto theft ever and possibly the biggest heist in world history.
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The blockchain research firm Elliptic, pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT and other researchers pinned the exploit on the Lazarus Group, a prolific North Korean cybercriminal outfit known for numerous high-profile hacks on major crypto platforms.
Elliptic also said that Lazarus used eXch as part of its process to launder the stolen crypto. The exchange denied the money-laundering allegations, though it did cop to processing an “insignificant” portion of the stolen Bybit funds.
This week, eXch took to the BitcoinTalk forum to announce it was shutting down on May 1st, claiming that “friends” in the state intelligence sector confirmed the exchange is the target of an “active transatlantic operation.”
“Even though we have been able to operate despite some failed attempts to shut down our infrastructure (attempts that have also been confirmed to be part of this operation), we don’t see any point in operating in a hostile environment where we are the target of SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) simply because some people misinterpret our goals. Starting from the date of the merger with a new management team this month, and as a result of some urgent meetings, the majority of us voted to cease and retreat instead of going against strong winds, because none of us want to cause any harm to innocent people or this forum.”
The crypto market has experienced a modest correction, with several major coins witnessing small declines amid a broader bull run.
This dip comes amid significant whale activity, revealing divergent strategies among the crypto market’s largest players.
Crypto Whales Play Both Sides: Accumulating and SellingBeInCrypto Markets data revealed that over the past 24 hours, the broader crypto market has dropped 3.83%. Furthermore, 7 of the top 10 cryptocurrencies are in the red.
Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship crypto, dipped 0.48% over the past day. Ethereum (ETH), Lido Staked Ether (STETH), and TRON (TRX) bucked the trend, with the latter posting the highest gains of 3.19%.
Crypto Market Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsMeanwhile, (Micro) Strategy has bought the dip. The firm announced the acquisition of 21,021 BTC, valued at approximately $2.46 billion. The average purchase price was $117,256 per coin.
This purchase, funded through a $2.5 billion initial public offering of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (STRC), increases the company’s total holdings to 628,791 BTC. The firm is now sitting at an unrealized profit of $28.18 billion.
“With approximately $2.521 billion of gross proceeds, this is the largest US IPO completed in 2025 to date based on gross proceeds and the largest U.S. exchange-listed perpetual preferred stock offering in the U.S. since 2009,” the firm added.
Furthermore, its year-to-date BTC yield stands at 25%. This acquisition aligns with the company’s pattern of leveraging equity and debt to bolster its BTC reserves, a strategy that has positioned it as a leading institutional holder.
Besides Strategy, Lookonchain highlighted that Anchorage Digital, a digital asset platform and infrastructure provider, has also increased its Bitcoin exposure.
“Anchorage Digital has accumulated 10,141 BTC($1.19 billion) from multiple wallets over the past 9 hours,” Lookonchain posted.
In contrast, a previously dormant investor’s activities indicated a more profit-oriented approach. Lookonchain reported that after 12 years of dormancy, a Bitcoin holder transferred out 343 BTC, worth $40.52 million. Of this, the ‘Bitcoin OG’ deposited 130.77 BTC, valued at $15.45 million, to Kraken.
“This OG received 343 BTC (around $29,600 at the time) 12 years ago, when the BTC price was $86. That’s a 1,368x return!,” the blockchain analytics firm revealed.
This small transfer follows one of the largest Bitcoin transactions ever executed in the cryptocurrency’s history. BeInCrypto reported that Galaxy Digital sold over 80,000 Bitcoin, worth more than $9 billion, on behalf of a long-term investor.
Ethereum’s market has similarly seen contrasting whale behaviors. A new wallet (0x3dF3) accumulated 12,000 ETH worth over $45 million through Galaxy Digital.
“Since July 9, a total of 9 fresh wallets have accumulated 640,646 ETH ($2.43 billion),” Lookonchain wrote.
However, this accumulation is offset by sell-offs. An on-chain analyst noted that Galaxy Digital deposited 5,000 ETH worth $19.28 million into Coinbase, and Cumberland also transferred 10,592 ETH worth approximately $40.79 million to the same exchange.
Moreover, Fidelity also followed the same path and sent 12,981 ETH valued at around $49.7 million to Coinbase.
“The institutional address suspected to be HashKey Capital transferred 12,000 ETH to OKX the day before yesterday, and then withdrew 46.16 million USDT from OKX yesterday. In other words, those 12,000 ETH have been sold at a price of $3,847,” analyst EmberCN added.
Thus, the crypto whales’ divergent strategies—accumulation versus liquidation—illustrate varying risk appetites and outlooks in the market.
PANews reported on December 4th that WisdomTree's fully staked Ethereum ETP has officially launched, according to the official Lido blog. Its "WisdomTree Physical Lido Staked Ether ETP" (trading code: LIST) is the first ETP product in Europe that only holds stETH minted through the Lido protocol. The product's structure avoids the non-staking buffer mechanism commonly used in traditional products during subscription and redemption.
LIST is listed and traded on the Deutsche Börse Xetra platform, the Swiss SIX stock exchange, and Euronext in Paris and Amsterdam. This product, through holding stETH, provides investors with exposure to staking ETH and its corresponding on-chain staking rewards in a listed product format that aligns with existing institutional business frameworks. At the time of its listing, LIST had approximately $50 million in assets under management and a management fee of 0.50%.
The crypto market capitalization has moved higher over the past day, with broad gains across major coins reflecting improving investor sentiment.
At the same time, the rebound has squeezed bearish positions, with over $468.5 million in short liquidations recorded during the 24-hour window.
Crypto Liquidation Wave Hits Short SellersAccording to BeInCrypto Markets data, total market capitalization has increased by 4.29%. The majority of the top 10 cryptocurrencies have posted gains over the past 24 hours.
Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped 9.10%, marking the strongest performance among the 10 largest cryptocurrencies. Lido Staked Ether (STETH) followed, advancing 8.83%. Ethereum (ETH) ranked third among the top performers, jumping 8.75% and reclaiming the $2,000 level.
Bitcoin (BTC) also posted notable gains, climbing 4.76% over the past day. The flagship cryptocurrency briefly touched $70,027 on Binance yesterday before retracing slightly to trade at $68,647 at press time.
Crypto Market Recovery On February 26. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsBeInCrypto reported that the rally benefited some long traders who recorded profits amid ETH’s latest rise. However, traders betting on further downside saw losses.
According to Coinglass, 128,348 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations reaching $575.59 million. Short traders bore the brunt of the losses, accounting for $468.53 million in liquidations, compared to $107.06 million in long positions.
Crypto Market Liquidations. Source: CoinglassBitcoin alone accounted for roughly 40% of total liquidations, with approximately $194.95 million in short positions liquidated. ETH recorded $203.8 million in total liquidations during the same period, with $175.16 million stemming from short positions.
The largest single liquidation order occurred on Hyperliquid for the BTC-USD pair, valued at $10.41 million.
Leveraged positions over the past 7 days have just turned positive.
With today’s short liquidations in BTC, what remains now are longs.
The market works like this — it moves toward where weak hands are most heavily exposed.
That’s easy money for exchanges and the liquidity… pic.twitter.com/UtZ7px3KVr
— Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) February 25, 2026 Analysts Warn Crypto Relief Rally May Not Signal Full Trend ReversalThe recent rally has sparked optimism, but analysts warn it may not mark a full trend reversal. According to XWIN Research Japan, Open Interest has fallen sharply from prior highs, signaling a broad deleveraging phase.
“The recent drop in price was accompanied by falling OI, suggesting that liquidations and derivatives-driven unwinds — rather than aggressive spot selling — played a major role in the decline. This type of reset can stabilize the market, but it does not automatically signal renewed structural demand,” XWIN Research Japan wrote.
At the same time, Binance’s Fund Flow Ratio remains low at around 0.012. Since this metric tracks BTC inflows relative to total exchange holdings, a low reading suggests limited immediate sell pressure.
The analysis added that during the drop toward the mid-$60,000 range, the ratio did not spike. This suggested there was no panic-driven spot selling.
However, XWIN Research Japan noted that weak inflows do not imply strong accumulation. The medium-term trend of the Fund Flow Ratio’s moving averages is trending downward. It indicates that structural demand has not yet shifted upward.
“When leverage remains suppressed, upward price moves can easily trigger short squeezes. In that case, the rally is driven more by position unwinding than by expanding structural demand,” the post read.
Analyst Darkfost also stressed that an increase in spot trading volume will be necessary for any bullish recovery or solid market bottom to develop.
