I am starting to believe the market for ETH is an interest bearing stake or bond

[bitmover]

Seems take more longer time for Ethereum raise to $5k after Bybit ETH fund stolen make price of Ethereum huge significant dump,

Yeah, it could be scary to buy ETH now thinking the hackers could dump that many coin at any time. The problem for them is that it's harder to sell those stolen ETH because they are monitored closely. I tried searching the wallets involved in the hacking and found out they're tagged as 'bybit exploiter'.

I don't think that it is too much money to really cause panic in the market and make huge mid term fluctuations.

I guess those ethers will be "tainted" for a very long time and they won't be able to dump easily.

I guess they can't even use most DEX for that money and convert to usdt. And it may be risk and also useless  , as the usdt would return to the same address or another one easily tracked.

They used thorchain and other similar which makes bridges, breaking the chain of coins.

[Stompix]

If they have free money, crypto-loving investors will buy ethereum. ethereum is not a bond, because ethereum will go up if the price of bitcoin goes up.
and if the price of bitcoin goes up high then the price of ethereum will likely go up too.

I love how people take things for granted just like that, for sure things will happen because..
Do I have to remind you how many coins were years ago int he same position and people claimed the same?
EOS? Polka? Let's go for Stellar which is still in top 20 coins, it's down 74% from its ATH.

It's borderline insane to think an asset will grow perpetually because another asset will grow, and that ETH will always be in swing with BTC price.
There is absolutely no guarantee whatsoever this will happen.

BTC has a clear path ahead, ETH is struggling to portray any kind of unique traits that would keep him in competition.

[philipma1957]

I went with option 4. I think eth is like a bond and will never jump up quickly in price but eventually reach 5k.

It is a stake it and forget it product.

Hmm, I don't think ETH is a Bond, it can't be a Bond in any way. And the ETH price won't increase gradually, it will soon explode as soon as the market has good signals from the BTC price increase.

If the ETH price increases gradually, investors will have no reason to be optimistic, greedy or FOMO. Price fluctuations need to be very strong to hit investors' psychology, thereby causing them to withdraw savings from banks to buy ETH. If the ETH price increases very slowly, investors would rather save than take risks when investing in ETH.

If they have free money, crypto-loving investors will buy ethereum. ethereum is not a bond, because ethereum will go up if the price of bitcoin goes up.
and if the price of bitcoin goes up high then the price of ethereum will likely go up too.
Crypto investors love market fluctuations because if they have accurate analysis and predictions they will get big profits.

so wrong eth is decoupled bigly from crypto

it is simply a bond like instrument with use case value.

which is why it is under 2k down from an ath of 4.9k

[ABCbits]

It is a stake it and forget it product.

With so many ETH staking, restaking and layer 2 options, i can't say you're wrong. Even Ethereum website state over 33M ETH is being staked[1], which is more than a quarter of ETH total supply. And it's rare to see people talks about using ETH to pay for goods/services these days.

[1] https://launchpad.ethereum.org/en/

[tequilla_sunset]

It is a stake it and forget it product.

With so many ETH staking, restaking and layer 2 options, i can't say you're wrong. Even Ethereum website state over 33M ETH is being staked[1], which is more than a quarter of ETH total supply. And it's rare to see people talks about using ETH to pay for goods/services these days.

[1] https://launchpad.ethereum.org/en/

BTC is hodled, ETH is staked, mostly.

Ying and yang of the market and its truths that should be used 

[philipma1957]

It is a stake it and forget it product.

With so many ETH staking, restaking and layer 2 options, i can't say you're wrong. Even Ethereum website state over 33M ETH is being staked[1], which is more than a quarter of ETH total supply. And it's rare to see people talks about using ETH to pay for goods/services these days.

[1] https://launchpad.ethereum.org/en/

BTC is hodled, ETH is staked, mostly.

Ying and yang of the market and its truths that should be used 

And [BTC] banks on limited coins 21 million which means it is rare this price e ones up = profit

Eth banks on steady stake interest like a bond = a steady price which will not tend to moon.

Basically  it will not go up in price much  as it revamped itself with POS.

Yeah gamestop stock whale via influence but eth may not do this. For years to come.

[omori]

And [BTC] banks on limited coins 21 million which means it is rare this price e ones up = profit

Eth banks on steady stake interest like a bond = a steady price which will not tend to moon.

Basically  it will not go up in price much  as it revamped itself with POS.

Yeah gamestop stock whale via influence but eth may not do this. For years to come.

Also, L2's eat lots of liquidity and funds for the overall cap, as far I've read through. But that's only some of the reasons why ETH is not in the spotlight.. currently.

[Trongduy]

I went with option 4. I think eth is like a bond and will never jump up quickly in price but eventually reach 5k.

It is a stake it and forget it product.

No, ETH isn't a bond, it's a whole new asset in the crypto world. Bonds give you that tiny, fixed interest, while ETH? Man, that thing can skyrocket hundreds of percent in an uptrend.

Plus, bonds are kinda useless, right? But ETH, you can use it to pay transaction fees on the blockchain. I'm telling you, ETH is way more flexible than bonds, like, a million times more. It's also decentralized, so you don't have to trust anyone or any big shot organization.

[rizqillah]

I went with option 4. I think eth is like a bond and will never jump up quickly in price but eventually reach 5k.

It is a stake it and forget it product.

No, ETH isn't a bond, it's a whole new asset in the crypto world. Bonds give you that tiny, fixed interest, while ETH? Man, that thing can skyrocket hundreds of percent in an uptrend.

Plus, bonds are kinda useless, right? But ETH, you can use it to pay transaction fees on the blockchain. I'm telling you, ETH is way more flexible than bonds, like, a million times more. It's also decentralized, so you don't have to trust anyone or any big shot organization.

Ethereum is more profitable than bonds and this is what makes many investors prefer ethereum. We can get higher profits if we buy during the bearish season and hold it until the bullish season.
so bitcoin, ethereum and other altcoins are potential assets that can provide benefits to investors,

[Blaze]

I went with option 4. I think eth is like a bond and will never jump up quickly in price but eventually reach 5k.

It is a stake it and forget it product.

No, ETH isn't a bond, it's a whole new asset in the crypto world. Bonds give you that tiny, fixed interest, while ETH? Man, that thing can skyrocket hundreds of percent in an uptrend.

Plus, bonds are kinda useless, right? But ETH, you can use it to pay transaction fees on the blockchain. I'm telling you, ETH is way more flexible than bonds, like, a million times more. It's also decentralized, so you don't have to trust anyone or any big shot organization.

Ethereum is more profitable than bonds and this is what makes many investors prefer ethereum. We can get higher profits if we buy during the bearish season and hold it until the bullish season.
so bitcoin, ethereum and other altcoins are potential assets that can provide benefits to investors,

Yes, you are absolutely correct, Ethereum offers good investment opportunity for those investors who seek higher return than those obtainable from financial instruments. It tend to have a different structure from the rest of the common markets in the sense that it is possible to earn even higher returns when prices are fluctuating in the extreme. It is always a good move to buy stocks at a low price during the bearish period and retain them until when the bulls feature again. Besides Ethereum, Bitcoin is still the leading token in which many people hold their confidence, while other cryptocurrencies keep expanding with appealing innovations. That is why the availability of technological innovation and the growing demand for a specific market positively affect the degree of relevance of digital assets as an investment tool.

[omori]

I went with option 4. I think eth is like a bond and will never jump up quickly in price but eventually reach 5k.

It is a stake it and forget it product.

No, ETH isn't a bond, it's a whole new asset in the crypto world. Bonds give you that tiny, fixed interest, while ETH? Man, that thing can skyrocket hundreds of percent in an uptrend.

Plus, bonds are kinda useless, right? But ETH, you can use it to pay transaction fees on the blockchain. I'm telling you, ETH is way more flexible than bonds, like, a million times more. It's also decentralized, so you don't have to trust anyone or any big shot organization.

Ethereum is more profitable than bonds and this is what makes many investors prefer ethereum. We can get higher profits if we buy during the bearish season and hold it until the bullish season.
so bitcoin, ethereum and other altcoins are potential assets that can provide benefits to investors,

..If people would be able to hodl long enough, then, yeah, I agree.

[Stuart]

ETH has been a good coin over the years of its existence and has created solid foundation for tons of altcoins in the crypto industry. The price movement has been on a slow journey, and it seems it is not bordered. The price rises on a slow manner no matter the situation of the market bull run. ETH will possibly reach the price mark of $5k, because it has an ATH of $4,891 as at November 16, 2021. Though it has not gotten to this height for a period, but if we see it closing on its ATH again, then breaking this $5k will be attainable.

[Azharul]

ETH has been a good coin over the years of its existence and has created solid foundation for tons of altcoins in the crypto industry. The price movement has been on a slow journey, and it seems it is not bordered. The price rises on a slow manner no matter the situation of the market bull run. ETH will possibly reach the price mark of $5k, because it has an ATH of $4,891 as at November 16, 2021. Though it has not gotten to this height for a period, but if we see it closing on its ATH again, then breaking this $5k will be attainable.

Ethereum is the best profitable crypto in cryptocurrency market. I think that gradually it's price will increase in crypto currency market. So I am also agree with your prefer comment. I also believe that gradually Ethereum price will reach besides near of $5k. But if we follow in cryptocurrency market we can see that Ethereum price will now $2k up. But when bitcoin or others crypto currency price will reach best position, then Ethereum price will increase gradually high level.