Ethereum

2026

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 Institutional ownership of ETHA rose through 2025 even as Ethereum’s price stayed choppy, based on Fintel.io data shared on X. Meanwhile, ETH entered 2026 near $3,000 as the daily chart tightened into a triangle that signals a nearing break.
 <h2 id="etha-institutional-ownership-rises-as-ethereum-price-stays-choppy">ETHA institutional ownership rises as Ethereum price stays choppy</h2>
 Institutional ownership of ETHA, the <a href="https://coinpaper.com/9221/investors-flock-to-bitcoin-et-fs-as-btc-hits-new-all-time-high" target="_self">iShares</a> Ethereum Trust ETF, climbed through 2025 even as Ethereum’s price moved sideways, according to a chart shared on X by account BMNR Bullz, citing Fintel.io as the source.
 ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust iShares Ethereum Trust ETF. Source: <a href="https://x.com/BMNRBullz/status/2006673836058513575" target="_self">Fintelio</a>
 The graphic shows the green ownership bars increasing across the year and then jumping sharply in the final months, while the black line tracking ETHA’s closing price swings without a sustained trend. The data runs from late 2024 through December 2025.
 In the post, BMNR Bullz said institutions appear to be adding exposure during a period of uneven price action. The account framed the move as longer-term positioning rather than short-term momentum trading.
 <h2 id="eth-starts-2026-in-a-tightening-triangle-near-3-000">ETH starts 2026 in a tightening triangle near $3,000</h2>
 Meanwhile , <a href="https://coinpaper.com/12860/big-buyers-load-up-on-ethereum-even-as-prices-cool-and-rsi-turns-bullish" target="_self">Ethereum</a> entered 2026 trading just under $3,000 as price action compressed into a narrowing triangle on the daily <a href="https://coincodex.com/crypto/ethereum/" target="_self">ETHUSD</a> chart. A TradingView snapshot created on Jan. 1, 2026 at 09:03 UTC showed ETH around $2,977, with the range tightening into the chart’s apex.
 Ethereum U.S. Dollar 1D Bitstamp. Source: <a href="https://x.com/Karman_1s/status/2006653175919685883" target="_self">TradingView / X</a>
 The chart draws a falling upper trendline from the November peak and a rising lower trendline from the late November low. Together, those lines form a symmetrical triangle, which signals consolidation as buyers and sellers accept smaller ranges. As a result, candles cluster near the middle of the pattern, and the market shows less follow through after swings.
 Kamran Asghar, who posted the chart on X, called $3,000 the key psychological level as Ethereum “runs out of room” after months of consolidation. On the visual, $3,000 sits near the triangle’s mid zone, where price repeatedly failed to sustain moves in either direction.
 If ETH pushes above the descending trendline, the chart would show a break from the compression range. If ETH slips under the rising trendline, the chart would show a breakdown from support. Until either side gives way, the chart continues to show contraction rather than direction.
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Ethereum 2026 Setup: Institutions Add ETHA as Price Compresses Near $3,000

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