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.