Apart from the general market decline, which held ETH at the cycle lows, there were both positive and negative responses to the buildup to The Merge. About 4.19 million ETH worth $5.32 billion had already been sold by holders prior to the event on September 15.
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BTC/USD$ 87,309.39 2.84%
ETH/USD$ 3,035.25 5.82%
USDT/USD$ 1.00 0.17%
SOL/USD$ 205.87 5.98%
BNB/USD$ 612.92 2.58%
DOGE/USD$ 0.359348 8.01%
XRP/USD$ 0.809911 16.10%
USDC/USD$ 0.997824 0.33%
STETH/USD$ 3,030.23 6.15%
ADA/USD$ 0.58258 2.05%
TRX/USD$ 0.177118 0.98%
SHIB/USD$ 0.000023 10.15%
TON/USD$ 5.19 4.01%
WSTETH/USD$ 3,612.17 5.20%
WBTC/USD$ 87,293.39 2.60%
AVAX/USD$ 30.93 6.93%
SUI/USD$ 3.12 6.96%
WETH/USD$ 3,041.58 5.57%
PEPE/USD$ 0.00002 14.84%
BCH/USD$ 413.67 5.22%
LINK/USD$ 12.84 4.64%
LEO/USD$ 7.45 3.65%
DOT/USD$ 4.75 6.72%
NEAR/USD$ 5.27 2.19%
LTC/USD$ 79.86 0.97%
APT/USD$ 11.24 4.67%
WEETH/USD$ 3,200.40 5.57%
USDS/USD$ 1.00 0.25%
UNI/USD$ 7.96 7.84%
CRO/USD$ 0.154241 2.59%
XLM/USD$ 0.133097 7.32%
ICP/USD$ 7.87 7.60%
TAO/USD$ 494.29 8.83%
WIF/USD$ 3.41 17.14%
KAS/USD$ 0.129303 0.34%
DAI/USD$ 0.997647 0.38%
ETC/USD$ 21.80 2.98%
WBT/USD$ 22.02 1.76%
FET/USD$ 1.20 7.79%
USDE/USD$ 1.00 0.05%
POL/USD$ 0.352394 5.99%
XMR/USD$ 147.44 0.37%
STX/USD$ 1.77 7.89%
OKB/USD$ 43.22 1.26%
RENDER/USD$ 6.42 8.40%
HBAR/USD$ 0.065362 8.27%
FDUSD/USD$ 0.99417 0.59%
BONK/USD$ 0.000034 12.27%
MNT/USD$ 0.686015 8.63%
AAVE/USD$ 152.71 11.90%