Ethher (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, trades at $ 3,890 per unit to the Moento of this wording, after a 5% increase in the last week, approaching the key barrier of 4,000 dollars, a level that has not exceeded since December 2024. This threshold has historically acted as an upward resistanceand to break it could propel ETH towards its historical maximum of $ 4,891, reached in 2021, which is currently 20% below. Despite this progress, ETH faces challenges to exceed $ 4,000, While other cryptoactives such as Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP have marked new records In 2025. In the image below it can be seen that ETH has had several failed attempts to overcome this barrier:
Ethereum price from 2021 to the present. Source: TrainingView. However, the Ethereum ecosystem shows signs of strength. This week, the daily transactions in the network achieved a historical maximum of 1.74 million, which increases the demand of ETH to pay commissions. By logic of supply and demand, This activity increase should translate into an upward impulse for the pricealthough this trend is not yet fully reflected in the price. In addition, institutional adoption is transforming the panorama for ETH. Yesterday, August 7, Ether holdings in the hands of institutions reached a record of 3 million ETH, equivalent to 11.6 billion dollars, according to cryptootic data. This represents a growth of 2,500% since April, when 67 entities had 112,960 ETH. The attractiveness of the staking, which offers an annual annual performance of 3% annual, has encouraged companies to finance eth purchases through debt, such as convertible shares or bonds, instead of relying only on operational income. On the other hand, ETF of Ethereum have resumed positive performance, with three consecutive days of capital tickets totaling 330 million dollars. This flow requires the managers of these funds to buy more ETH to support their actions, which drives demand and, consequently, the price of cryptocurrency. To this is added a favorable regulatory environment that, this Friday, is supporting the general rise in the market. The United States government, under the direction of Donald Trump, signed an executive order that allows to include cryptocurrencies in retirement plansopening the door so that billions of dollars are invested in this type of assets. If ETH manages to exceed the resistance of $ 4,000, the path to new historical maximums will be clear, backed by the growing activity in its network, the institutional interest and a more favorable regulatory framework.