Ethereum (ETH) Price Hits $4.500 – Why is ETH Rising? Here’s What You Need to Know

Ethereum (ETH) briefly tested the $5,000 level today, continuing its strong uptrend in recent days.

At the time of writing, ETH is trading at $4,470.96, up 4.12% intraday, bringing its market capitalization to $539.92 billion. This level is just 8.05% away from its all-time high of $4,891.70 recorded in November 2021.

Chart showing the rise in ETH price.

According to market data, 24-hour trading volume increased by 7.59% to $161.06 billion, while open interest in futures increased by 5.38% to $61.34 billion. A total of $420.31 million in positions were liquidated in the crypto market over the past 24 hours. $156.35 million of this came from Ethereum and $55.76 million from Bitcoin.

One of the key drivers behind the surge was Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR)’s massive acquisition plan. The company announced today that it plans to sell up to $20 billion worth of shares to increase its holdings of Ethereum. Bitmine’s current ETH holdings stand at 1.15 million ETH (approximately $4.96 billion), equivalent to approximately 1% of the total circulating ETH supply.

Bitmine, chaired by renowned investor Tom Lee, aims to own 5% of the circulating ETH in the long term. This strategic goal sent the company’s shares soaring more than 14% on Monday, with its share price up over 600% since the beginning of the year.

*This is not investment advice.