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Ethereum Heads for Worst October Since 2018 as Early Whales Wake Up

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Ethereum (ETH) is losing support from new money and old money at the same time this October. US spot ETFs have shed about $1.35 billion, while wallets dormant for years moved over $140 million in ETH. The price has dropped 13.6% this month so far. That puts Ethereum on course for its weakest October since 2018. Wallets From Ethereum’s First Days Start Moving Again On-chain analytics platforms flagged over 10 large transfers from long-idle wallets between October 5 and 29. Together, they moved about 56,000 ETH. Four of the 5 largest went straight to Coinbase or Kraken. The largest came on October 5, when one wallet sent 13,330 ETH, about $36.37 million, to Coinbase. Its owner reportedly bought 170,000 ETH in the 2015 ICO at $0.31 .

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