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The Great Ethereum Accumulation: Why Big Money Sees Opportunity in the Rubble
As retail traders panic-sold ETH through the $1,900–$2,000 floor, a very different story was playing out in the network's upper echelons. While stop-losses triggered and margin calls rippled through weakened portfolios, institutional players quietly did what they always do during moments of peak fear: they bought.

The numbers are staggering. Whale addresses expanded their Ethereum holdings from roughly 8 million to over 24 million ETH—a accumulation spree now valued north of $70 billion. This wasn't random buying. It followed a deliberate rhythm: accumulation beginning near $2,600, then accelerating as prices dropped. Dollar-cost averaging at scale. Wall Street's oldest playbook, executed with surgical precision.
The Altcoin Bloodbath Ethereum Partially Sidestepped
Meanwhile, the broader market tells a darker tale. Over 13 months, altcoins have shed an estimated $200 billion in value, with individual tokens collapsing 40–90%. Bitcoin's February correction a 19% slide triggered a cascade, slashing open futures interest from $61 billion to $49 billion virtually overnight. By late February, most Binance-listed altcoins sat broken below their 50-week moving averages.
Yet Ethereum absorbed the chaos differently. As Bitcoin dominance climbed toward 58%, capital rotated not into stablecoins or exits, but into ETH. It's being treated not as a speculative vehicle but as the most credible store of value outside Bitcoin a profound repositioning for an asset long associated with excess.
The Founder Who Never Left
On-chain intelligence from Arkham reveals co-founder Vitalik Buterin controls approximately 240,000 ETH ($467 million), making him the network's most significant accessible individual holder. His stake has decreased from 662,810 ETH in 2015 a drop from 0.91% to 0.20% of circulating supply—the result of decade-old sales and network expansion.
But his recent activity suggests stewardship, not extraction. A 16,384 ETH withdrawal in January 2026 ($43 million) funded open-source infrastructure. February sales of roughly 2,961 ETH ($6.6 million) executed through CoW Protocol in carefully sized tranches—deliberate moves designed to avoid market disruption.
These transactions accompanied his announcement that the Ethereum Foundation is entering fiscal discipline mode, with Buterin personally assuming funding obligations for select projects to protect long-term sustainability.

Wealth Written in a Single Asset
His net worth has never meaningfully diversified beyond the network he built. It peaked at $2.09 billion in November 2021, collapsed 75% through 2022, recovered above $1 billion during 2025's all-time highs, and has since pulled back below $2,000. Over 99% of his known portfolio remains in ETH—a concentration that would terrify any financial advisor, yet speaks directly to where genuine conviction resides.
Foundations Forming, Ceilings Uncertain
Ethereum's immediate trajectory remains hostage to forces larger than itself: Federal Reserve policy, global risk appetite, and an altcoin market searching for a floor. But institutional accumulation at historic scale, combined with transparent, disciplined leadership from its founding figure, suggests something significant: the structural case for Ethereum is being rebuilt, methodically, while retail looks away.
The market may not agree today. But in crypto, patience has always been the last word.
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Stratégies de trading : Une approche intelligente des marchés
Le trading n'est pas un jeu de hasard — c'est un processus discipliné d'analyse du marché et de prise de décisions calculées. Une stratégie de trading solide aide les traders à réduire le risque, à contrôler les émotions et à augmenter la probabilité de rendements constants.
L'une des approches les plus largement utilisées est l'analyse technique, où les traders étudient les graphiques de prix, les motifs et les indicateurs pour prédire les mouvements futurs. En identifiant les tendances, les niveaux de support et de résistance, et les signaux de momentum, les traders peuvent prendre des décisions d'entrée et de sortie plus éclairées.

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