The share of Ethereum on cryptocurrency exchanges has decreased to a record low of about 4.9% of the total supply. This is the lowest level since the asset was launched more than ten years ago, according to experts from Santiment.
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While Bitcoin is also showing a decline in supply on exchanges, its share has fallen to just 7.1%, the lowest since November 2018. Over the past five years, 1.7 million Bitcoins and 15.3 million Ethereum have been withdrawn from crypto exchanges.
Increased Trading Activity of Ethereum
CryptoQuant analysts noted a rise in Ethereum trading activity around $2500. They observed that the volume of transactions has sharply increased, leading to the market being classified as “overheated.” This state, according to analysts, is often accompanied by profit-taking and the activation of “old” coins in investors’ portfolios.
This behavior among market participants may precede a short-term correction, after which Ethereum is likely to enter an accumulation phase until new demand emerges that can push the price above a significant psychological level.
Update on Ethereum’s Roadmap
It is worth mentioning that earlier, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed an update to the network’s development roadmap aimed at simplifying the launch of local full nodes without compromising Ethereum’s scalability.
“Ethereum has under 4.9% of its supply on exchanges for the first time in its 10+ year history. And Bitcoin’s supply on exchanges is down to just 7.1% for the first time since November, 2018.”