{"id":42157,"date":"2025-08-14T11:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=42157"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:31:31","slug":"altcoin-season-close-as-ethereum-surges-30-in-a-week-top-altcoins-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=42157","title":{"rendered":"Altcoin Season Close as Ethereum Surges 30% in a Week: Top Altcoins to Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ethereum ($ETH) is nearly back at its all-time high (ATH) of $4,868.80, recorded in November 2021. With its price now hovering between $4.7K and $4.8K, investor excitement is building.<\/p>\n

Altcoin season appears to finally be around the corner. And that makes now the best time to buy the top altcoins, including newcomers like Snorter Token ($SNORT)<\/a> and Best Token ($BEST)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ethereum\u2019s ETF-Driven Rally & Treasury Demand<\/h2>\n

Over the past three days, spot Ethereum ETFs attracted a staggering $2.3B in US inflows<\/a>, equating to roughly 500K $ETH. That\u2019s more than the 450K $ETH issued by the network since the Merge in September 2022.<\/p>\n

An incredible $1.03B of that inflow came on Monday, August 11, as traders roared back after the weekend. Even apart from red-letter days like that one, $ETH ETF inflows have been on a nearly-uninterrupted hot streak recently.<\/p>\n

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BlackRock\u2019s iShares Ethereum Trust snagged $500M+ of that $1.03B inflow by itself.<\/p>\n

Standard Chartered highlights that ETFs now account for about 3.8% of ETH\u2019s circulating supply<\/a>, while treasury firms have accumulated 2.3M $ETH (1.9% of total supply) since June, and may eventually hold up to 10%.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s roughly on-par with the amount of $ETH held in treasury companies, per Standard Chartered.<\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, given the above stats, Standard Chartered upped its year-end price prediction for Ethereum<\/a>. The company now expects $ETH to hit $7.5K, up from its original prediction of $4K.<\/p>\n

The ETF surge and accompanying price prediction increase reinforces bullish investor sentiment. It also highlights an ongoing supply-demand crunch.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s far more $ETH flowing out of exchanges than there is coming in, creating a compelling supply-demand dynamic.<\/p>\n

On-Chain Supply Pressure & Price Momentum<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not so much limited supply but booming demand that\u2019s creating prime conditions for $ETH to make big moves.<\/p>\n

Ethereum is facing shrinking sell-side pressure: over the past month, exchanges have seen average withdrawals of 40K ETH per day<\/a> \u2013 a negative netflow.<\/p>\n

On the institutional level, that\u2019s Ethereum heading into crypto treasuries or ETFs; on the retail end, it points to investors likely HODLing, staking, or sinking $ETH into DeFi activity.<\/p>\n

On that side, Ethereum\u2019s total volume locked<\/a> (TVL) in DeFi just passed $96.9B \u2013 within range of the peaks of 2021, when TVL sat north of $100B.<\/p>\n

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Key Price Points & Future Predictions<\/h2>\n

$ETH decisively reclaimed key resistances at $4K and $4.5K, and is now challenging the $4.8K ATH.<\/p>\n

A breakout beyond this level could trigger a move toward $5K, while a short pullback may consolidate at the $4K support zone.<\/p>\n

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The economic laws of supply and demand are hard to beat, leaving Ethereum in a prime position to continue its strong performance. Analysts are taking note:<\/p>\n