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Ethereum ascends: Institutional pivot and dormant whale moves signal a new era – Crypto News
- Bit Digital shifts treasury from Bitcoin (BTC) to over 100K ETH.
- Dormant Ethereum wallets move millions after 10 years.
- ETH/BTC bull flag hints at a 35% breakout by August.
Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, is stepping into what many believe could be a transformative phase, marked by growing institutional alignment and renewed on-chain activity from long-dormant whales.
Momentum around the asset has intensified in recent weeks, with fresh technical setups, corporate accumulation, and protocol-level proposals all converging to highlight Ethereum’s evolving position as not just a programmable blockchain but also a premier financial infrastructure layer.
Dormant giants awaken
Blockchain analysts have spotted multiple early Ethereum wallets springing to life, with some holding “genesis” coins untouched since 2015.
In one case, a wallet that received 900 ETH when the asset traded below $0.50 moved its holdings after nearly a decade, triggering curiosity across the crypto space.
💤 A dormant pre-mine address containing 900 #ETH (2,274,221 USD) has just been activated after 9.9 years (worth 279 USD in 2015)!https://t.co/SxQbL8Sp1Z
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 7, 2025
On the same day, another wallet, also tied to Ethereum’s genesis phase, transferred 240 ETH after remaining inactive for exactly 3,630 days.
While the holders are not technically whales by Ethereum’s classification, such movements often reflect either confidence shifts or strategic repositioning, particularly amid market optimism.
The renewed activity echoes a broader pattern across the digital asset space, where legacy Bitcoin wallets have also been reactivating, in some cases after more than 14 years of dormancy.
These sudden moves by early adopters signal that legacy stakeholders are once again paying close attention to Ethereum’s trajectory, especially as it gains ground on Bitcoin in structural and financial terms.
Institutions turn to Ethereum
Leading this shift is Bit Digital Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company that has effectively gone all-in on Ethereum, making headlines with its aggressive treasury transformation.
According to a publication by the company, it sold 280 BTC and raised $172 million through a public equity offering to accumulate 100,603 ETH, positioning itself as one of the largest corporate Ethereum holders globally.
This dramatic pivot comes alongside the winding down of Bit Digital’s Bitcoin mining operations and the rollout of its Ethereum staking infrastructure, which is already among the most advanced in the institutional market.
CEO Sam Tabar has made it clear that the firm sees Ethereum not just as an asset, but as a foundation for financial reinvention, citing its programmability, staking yield, and growing adoption as core drivers of the shift.
Beyond Bit Digital, other firms like Sharplink Gaming and BitMine are also joining the fray, with BitMine announcing a $250 million ETH acquisition initiative to deepen its exposure.
According to CF Benchmarks, this trend is only expected to accelerate, with institutional ETH and SOL holdings potentially increasing tenfold over the next year.
Ethereum network stability in focus
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has proposed a new gas cap mechanism to help manage network stress during periods of high demand or spam attacks.
The proposed cap would introduce a ceiling on total gas used per block, aiming to protect network performance by prioritising essential transactions over low-priority activity.
If implemented, this strategy could offer greater consistency during congestion while reducing the impact of fee spikes on smaller or new users.
Such upgrades reflect Ethereum’s maturing ecosystem, especially as developers prepare the protocol for future scaling and broader institutional use.
Ethereum price outlook: technical analysis signals a bullish momentum
At press time, Ethereum is trading at around $2,563, up more than 72% over the past three months, with a market capitalisation exceeding $309 billion.
While ETH remains 47% below its all-time high of $4,878, recent developments, including ETF filings, whale reactivations, and corporate realignment, suggest that investor confidence is building once again.
On the technical front, ETH/BTC is showing signs of a major breakout, forming what analysts identify as a bullish flag pattern on the three-day chart.
Should Ethereum break out from its current range, the ETH/BTC pair could climb by as much as 35%, reaching the 0.031 BTC level by August, a potential signal of altseason.
This comes as the total altcoin market cap tests long-term support, with previous bounces from this trendline often preceding explosive rallies across non-Bitcoin assets.
The return of capital rotation toward Ethereum and other Layer 1 platforms underscores a clear shift in trader sentiment, especially as confidence grows around Ethereum’s upcoming technical upgrades.
If the current bullish momentum holds, this may well mark the beginning of Ethereum’s most important ascent yet.
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