The Ethereum Foundation is moving $11 million worth of ETH, and the timing, against a backdrop of extreme market fear, is raising bearish price prediction. ETH is currently clinging to a narrow range that could break either way. What happens next may hinge on whether this sale signals operational routine or something larger brewing beneath the surface.
According to an announcement late last night, the Ethereum Foundation plans to convert 5,000 ETH using CoWSwap’s Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) feature, with individual tranches running at just under $1 million each.
The Ethereum Foundation liquidated 3,750 $ETH ($8.3M) as part of a 5,000 $ETH conversion plan into stablecoins for R&D, grants, and donations. pic.twitter.com/eP8ZI9fl1r
— Selcoin Global (@selcoinglobal) April 9, 2026
Funds are being drawn from a wallet labeled “Ethereum Foundation DeFi Ecosystem,” the same wallet seeded with 50,000 ETH in January 2025. This marks the EF’s first TWAP sale since October, when it offloaded 1,000 ETH for roughly $4.5 million.
The broader market isn’t offering much cover. The Fear & Greed Index sits at 14, or extreme fear, technical signals lean 13 bullish vs. 20 bearish, and ETH is testing a support zone that could define the next several weeks of price action. The Ethereum ecosystem is at an inflection point.
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Ethereum Price Prediction: Is $2,500 Too Much To Ask?
ETH is consolidating near $2,100–$2,200, a support zone, and a critical to near-term direction. Medium volatility is 3.73%, with 63% green days over the past 30 days.
For pot holders and longers, we want ETH to hold $2,100 support, clear resistance near $2,175 by April 10, and push toward analyst targets of $2,450–$2,650 next week, a range cited by Changelly and CoinCodex.
However, a consolidation continues in the $2,100–$2,200 band as the market digests EF selling pressure and macro uncertainty. Although a close below $2,000 opens the door to a slide toward as low as $1,200, only if current bounce momentum stalls entirely.
The 1-month outlook carries more optimism, $2,600 per our projections, but that requires a shift in sentiment that Extreme Fear readings don’t currently support.
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