Ethereum Price Rises By 2.8% Post Upgrade: Will Withdrawals Hinder The Progress?
The Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem has successfully transitioned to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism with the Shapella/Shanghai upgrade achieved at epoch 194048 at 22.27 UTC on April 12. The upgrade is a significant milestone for the Ethereum network, as it moves away from the previous proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to a more energy-efficient PoS mechanism. Ether Price Up 2.8% in Past 24 Hours Following the upgrade, the Ether price is up approximately 2.8% in the past 24 hours to trade around $1,924 on Thursday. The weekly bar is retesting last Augusts highs, which are considered a significant resistance level. Analysts Monitor On-Chain Data for Withdrawals With withdrawals of the 18 million staked Ether estimated at around 50,400 ETH daily, crypto analysts are closely monitoring the on-chain data to identify the pressure of sell and buy. According to data provided by token.unlock, about 695,750 Ether is currently pending withdrawal. Withdrawals Underway Following the successful Shapella upgrade, on-chain analysis platform Spot On Chain identified 17,091 Ethers worth approximately $32 million withdrawn from the staking program. The firm noted that the first 5,757 ETH have already been processed. This comes after the firm identified several ETH whale transactions that depicted bearish sentiment. Nonetheless, Twitter user @LucasNuzzi has identified big spot orders on Coinbase