{"id":45626,"date":"2026-07-21T11:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=45626"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:44:26","slug":"wrapped-ethereum-just-logged-a-five-year-whale-record-heres-why-it-matters-for-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=45626","title":{"rendered":"Wrapped Ethereum Just Logged a Five-Year Whale Record: Here\u2019s Why It Matters for ETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<p>Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) recorded 113,000 whale transactions worth more than $100,000 over the past week. This figure is its highest level since May 2021, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment.<\/p>\n<p>The surge indicates that significant capital is moving through Ethereum&#8217;s trading, lending, liquidity, and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure rather than remaining idle in wallets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"weth-whale-activity\">WETH Whale Activity<\/h2>\n<p>Santiment, in its latest post on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SantimentData\/status\/2079264187562209706\">revealed<\/a> that the increase coincides with several signs of rising demand for Ethereum. These include <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/2-in-a-row-bitcoin-etfs-mark-another-green-week-but-ethereum-wins\/\">accelerating<\/a> inflows into US spot Ether ETFs, with BlackRock&#8217;s ETH products absorbing a large share of recent inflows, as well as growing activity on Robinhood Chain, which uses ETH for gas and has processed heavy decentralized exchange (DEX) volume since its July 1 launch.<\/p>\n<p>The analytics firm also pointed to increasing corporate treasury participation, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/tom-lees-bitmine-slashes-weekly-ethereum-purchases-by-76-heres-why\/\">highlighted<\/a> Bitmine&#8217;s holdings of around 5.8 million ETH and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitmine-sharplink-and-joe-lubin-back-new-ethereum-nonprofit-ethlabs\/\">backing<\/a> from Bitmine, SharpLink, and Joe Lubin for Ethlabs to cater to the increasing institutional demand for Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>While they do not guarantee a price rally, these factors are worth paying attention to.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-key-levels\">Next Key Levels<\/h2>\n<p>As for ETH&#8217;s price, the world&#8217;s largest altcoin by market cap, climbed to $1,934 on Wednesday, rising by almost 9% on the week and 4.5% on the day. Earlier, crypto analyst Ali Martinez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alicharts\/status\/2079311886923763852\">said<\/a> Ethereum remains above the &#8220;must hold&#8221; level of $1,850; its next upside target would be $2,300.<\/p>\n<p>MN Trading founder Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/2079170454992875675\">believes<\/a> that if the crypto asset holds the crucial support zone above $1,800, it should &#8220;trigger a continuation upwards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A similar projection was made by another analyst, Tony Research, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyResearch_\/status\/2079214965383152123\">said<\/a> ETH could first climb above $2,000, with a move toward the $2,200 area possible if Bitcoin reaches $70,000. However, the rally is expected to be followed by seven to 10 days of distribution before Ethereum falls into a final bottom zone between $1,260 and $890, which the analyst described as a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>According to the forecast, that decline would pave the way for a new bull cycle, with Ethereum eventually targeting $7,000.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wrapped-ethereum-just-logged-a-five-year-whale-record-heres-why-it-matters-for-eth\/\">Wrapped Ethereum Just Logged a Five-Year Whale Record: Here&#8217;s Why It Matters for ETH<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wrapped-ethereum-just-logged-a-five-year-whale-record-heres-why-it-matters-for-eth\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) recorded 113,000 whale transactions worth more than $100,000 over the past week. 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