Ethereum price stands at 2,497.88 USD as rank 2 marks its market position
Published on 10/22/2026 at 18:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSETF flows and network tests
- On October 22, 2026, Ethereum's market capitalization was 304.76 billion USD and its rank was 2.
- U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded 320.1 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16, 2026.
- The Ethereum price stands at 2,497.88 USD as of October 22, 2026, 2.50 percent above the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026.
- Ethereum's Hoodi testnet is scheduled to activate the Glamsterdam upgrade on October 26, 2026, with a 200 million gas limit.
Ethereum (ETH) trades at 2,497.88 USD on October 22, 2026, as the Ethereum price snapshot places it at rank 2 by market capitalization, according to Investing.com. The token is up 2.50 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026, as of October 22, 2026. U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded 320.1 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16, 2026, according to CoinDoo.
Hoodi testing is set for October 26, 2026
Ethereum's next dated software milestone is a testnet activation rather than a change to the live network. Glamsterdam is scheduled to activate on Hoodi on October 26, 2026, at 17:42:48 UTC, according to Crypto.news. Hoodi is a practice network where developers test protocol changes before deployment on Ethereum's main network. The upgrade is set to raise the Hoodi gas limit to 200 million, a measure of the computational work permitted in a block, while also testing block production and transaction validation changes, according to Crypto.news.
The October 26, 2026, activation follows Glamsterdam's October 6, 2026, activation on the Sepolia testnet, according to Crypto.news. These milestones concern test networks, so the stated 200 million gas limit does not describe current Ethereum mainnet capacity.
ETF outflows reached 320.1 million USD
Spot exchange-traded funds are products designed to provide market exposure through fund shares. U.S. spot Ether ETFs lost 320.1 million USD from October 12 through October 16, 2026, compared with 228.4 million USD of outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs over the same period, according to CoinDoo. BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust accounted for 299.0 million USD of the Ether ETF outflow during that week, according to CoinDoo. The figures measure fund creations and redemptions rather than direct transfers of Ether between individual holders.
The Ethereum price also sits within a market snapshot that includes 13.43 billion USD in 24-hour volume and 122.15 million ETH in circulation, according to Investing.com. The 24-hour volume and circulating supply describe the quoted market data, while the ETF figures cover the separate week ending October 16, 2026.
Ethereum price data shows a 2.50 percent gain
The Ethereum price is 2,497.88 USD as of October 22, 2026, according to Investing.com. That is 2.50 percent above the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026. Investing.com lists a daily high of 2,521.57 USD and a daily low of 2,437.36 USD for the UTC day, alongside market capitalization of 304.76 billion USD at rank 2 and 24-hour volume of 13.43 billion USD.
Ethereum by the numbers on October 22, 2026
- Cryptocurrency: Ethereum
- Ticker: ETH
- Price (as of October 22, 2026): 2,497.88 USD
- Change vs. UTC daily close of October 21, 2026: +2.50 percent
- Daily high / daily low (UTC day): 2,521.57 USD / 2,437.36 USD
- Market capitalization: 304.76 billion USD (rank 2)
- 24-hour volume: 13.43 billion USD
- Circulating supply: 122.15 million ETH
- Next substantiated date: Glamsterdam activation on the Hoodi testnet on October 26, 2026
