Ethereum has dropped about 20% over the past 24 hours, falling below $1,500 for the first time since March 2023.Â
Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $1,476 at the time of press, having recorded a 24-hour high of $1799. The broader selloff appears tied to macroeconomic tensions as Donald Trumpâs sweeping new tariffs put pressure on the crypto market. The market has seen widespread losses as a result of the steep ETH price decline.Â
根据 Coinglass 的数据,过去 24 小时内,价值超过 4 亿美元的以太坊头寸被清算。其中大部分是多头交易,损失约 3.41 亿美元。随着交易员退出头寸,以太坊期货的未平仓合约下降了 15%。
一位主要投资者受到的影响尤其严重。根据 Lookonchain 4 月 7 日在 X 上发布的帖子,一位在去中心化金融平台 Sky(前身为 Maker)上借了大笔贷款的鲸鱼损失了 67,570 ETH,价值超过 1 亿美元。这笔贷款由 ETH 支持,当价格下跌时,系统会自动出售抵押品来偿还债务。
Aside from the most recent selloff, Ethereum has had a rough few months. It closed the first quarter of the year 45% down, losing about $170 billion in value. This made Q1 2025 Ethereumâs third-worst quarter since 2016. Despite leading in DEX trading volume in March, the networkâs fee income dropped sharply, from $142 million in January to just $21 million in March, as per DefiLlama data.
Transaction fees were reduced by the March 2024 EIP-1559, also known as the Dencun upgrade, which helped to lower fees. However, Ethereum became inflationary once more. One important deflationary indicator, the burn rate of ETH, has fallen to its lowest level since August 2021.
Analysts seem to be approaching ETH with greater caution following a largely optimistic outlook in 2024. In March, Standard Chartered analysts lowered their year-end Ethereum price target from $10,000 to $4,000 due to the growing competition with Ethereum layer-2 solutions.Â
These rollups continue to draw users away from the main chain by offering quicker speeds and cheaper fees. Even though the upcoming Pectra upgrade will strengthen the networkâs fundamentals, the ongoing macroeconomic pressure is still expected to have an impact on Ethereumâs price.