Ethereum Faces Mounting Pressure as Institutional Sentiment Sours
22.01.2026 - 21:11:05
The outlook for Ethereum is growing increasingly clouded. The cryptocurrency has breached the psychologically significant $3,000 threshold, sliding to approximately $2,936. This price weakness coincides with substantial capital withdrawals from related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and rising skepticism from major financial institutions regarding the quality of recent network activity.
A clear shift in market sentiment is evident from ETF flow data. Investors pulled nearly $240 million from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs in a single day this week, with BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust experiencing the most significant withdrawal. Market observers attribute this institutional retreat to ongoing geopolitical tensions and broader macroeconomic risks, prompting a widespread de-risking of investment portfolios.
