ETH Breaks Below $1,900! Behind the 22% Plunge, Vitalik's 'Five-Year Austerity' Strategy
Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a sharp decline, falling below $1,900 and dropping over 22% from recent highs. This downturn is driven by a combination of liquidity outflows and shifting market expectations. Key factors include significant net redemptions from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs, large-scale selling by whale addresses (1.43 million ETH sold in two weeks), and substantial personal sales by co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
In response, the Ethereum Foundation has announced a five-year "moderate austerity" strategy to ensure long-term financial sustainability and continued development of core technology. Buterin is personally funding certain public goods projects to reduce the Foundation’s financial burden.
Despite price pressure, Ethereum’s network performance has improved, with TPS reaching a record high due to the Fusaka upgrade. However, centralization risks in block building remain. The upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade aims to address this with ePBS (enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation) to reduce dominance by a few large players and reshape MEV economics.
Additionally, regulatory pressure is mounting with the EU’s MiCA regulation set to take effect in July 2026, increasing compliance costs and affecting DeFi and liquidity providers. Ethereum is currently in a phase of short-term volatility and structural adjustment, balancing capital outflows against long-term technical and governance improvements.
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