Ethereum Price Under Pressure: Whales, Derivatives Market Exits Signal Waning Appetite

Ethereum faces downward pressure as whale holders with 100K-1M ETH significantly reduced holdings over 90 days, while derivatives open interest dropped from 7.79M to 5.8M ETH amid macroeconomic headwinds. Rising inflation concerns and geopolitical tensions are driving broad deleveraging across the crypto market, with ETH appearing most impacted among major altcoins.

• →Large ETH holders (100K-1M ETH) have significantly reduced positions over the past 90 days, signaling potential structural shift.
• →Ethereum's derivatives open interest dropped dramatically from 7.79M to 5.8M ETH as traders close positions and reduce leverage.
• →Binance's notional open interest fell from $12.6B to $4.1B while Bybit's dropped by two-thirds to $1.9B.
• →Rising core PPI at 0.8% suggests persistent inflation and unlikely Fed rate cuts, pressuring risk assets.
• →US-Iran military tensions over the weekend contributed to crypto market selloff and risk-off sentiment.