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Spot $ETH.X ( ▼ 2.49% ) ETF inflows surge. Price patterns point to $5K. Bears still lurking.

🏛 Add Robinhood to the list of companies building on Ethereum:

PayPal

Visa

Stripe

Sony

Fidelity

JP Morgan

Starbucks

Nike

Adidas

Mastercard

Reddit

Ernst & Young

Shopify

And now… Robinhood

Ethereum is quietly becoming the foundational layer of the modern financial stack.

I’ve said it before: the corporate world will generally choose Ethereum.

Not exclusively—Bitcoin is a reserve asset. But Ethereum is the base layer for programmable value and onchain infrastructure.

And both are accelerating thanks to Metcalfe’s Law.

🧠 Quick Primer: What’s Metcalfe’s Law?

The value of a network grows exponentially with each new user.

In simple terms:

As more wallets, developers, dApps, and companies plug into Ethereum, the total value of the ecosystem doesn’t grow linearly—it compounds.

  • 2 users = 1 connection

  • 10 users = 45 connections

  • 100 users = 4,950 connections

This is why Ethereum integrating with Robinhood, Visa, PayPal, L2s, and RWAs isn’t just additive—it’s exponential.

📈 ETH Price Setup: Is $5K in Play?

Ethereum’s daily chart shows a “Power of 3” pattern, signaling Accumulation → Manipulation → Distribution.

Target? $5,000+

Here’s how it breaks down:

  • Accumulation → Quiet chop from May 9–June 20

  • Manipulation → June 24 sweep under $2,200 to flush weak hands

  • Distribution → Violent bounce to $2,500 confirms institutional re-entry

Classic structure. The kind of setup that leads to “most hated rallies.”

🟢 Smart Money Already Rotating In

Last week, ETH spot ETFs saw 106,000 ETH in net inflows—marking 7 straight weeks of green flows.

Institutional demand is ramping quietly while most retail is still hesitant.

This is exactly what Metcalfe’s Law looks like in practice:

  • More institutional players = more liquidity

  • More liquidity = more use cases

  • More use = more value

🧨 But Don’t Sleep on the Bear Case

The downside risk isn’t gone.

Here’s what’s flashing red:

  • A whale moved $237M in ETH from staking to exchanges

  • Over 62,000 ETH hit Binance in just 5 days

  • Short positions surged as ETH struggled at $2,500

  • Funding flipped negative, spot volume dipped, open interest rose while price dropped

Support zones to watch:

  • $2,350 and $2,275

  • Fail there? Next major level is $2,100–$2,200

🔮 Final Take

ETH is entering its breakout phase. But it won’t go straight up.

📈 Power of 3 pattern targets $5K

📥 ETF flows show institutional conviction

⚠️ Bearish data suggests one more flush is possible before liftoff

Metcalfe’s Law is in full effect.

Every new integration—Robinhood, Visa, Shopify—compounds Ethereum’s value. It’s no longer just a blockchain. It’s infrastructure.

If ETH can reclaim dominance over its L2 ecosystem and hold $2,200, the road to $5K is open.

🧠 What We’re Watching Next:

  • ETH/BTC ratio for rotation clues

  • ETF flows vs. whale outflows

  • Blob fees + L2 monetization signals

-Cole

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