Ethereum is testing resistance just below $2,400, caught between renewed buying interest and the lingering uncertainty that has defined the market for months. The price action looks tentative from the outside — but a CryptoQuant report is pointing to something happening beneath the surface that the chart alone does not capture. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miners Are Choosing To Hold At $74K: Changing The Supply Picture According to the report, the 14-day moving average of Ethereum’s Taker Buy Sell Ratio on Binance has surged to 1.036, its highest reading since April 2021. That means buyers on Binance are not just present — they are outpacing sellers at a rate the market has not seen in over four years. What makes that figure genuinely striking is the context in which it is occurring. Ethereum has fallen from a peak of $4,700 in October 2025 to its current level near $2,300, a decline of more than 50%. That is not a minor pullback. That is a half-price correction. Yet in the middle of that correction, aggressive buying pressure on Binance has quietly reached a multi-year high. When price falls sharply while buying intensity rises to historic levels, it creates a divergence that markets rarely ignore for long. The sellers are in control of the price right now. The question the data raises is whether they are running out of room to stay that way. When Price Falls and Buyers Get More Aggressive, Something Is Usually Changing The divergence the CryptoQuant report highlights is one of the more compelling setups in recent Ethereum data. A Taker Buy Sell Ratio above 1 means that market buy orders are actively outpacing market sell orders — buyers are not waiting for sellers to come to them, they are hitting the ask. The fact that this aggression is reaching a four-year high while prices continue to decline is the contradiction that demands attention. In most market conditions, aggressive buyers slow down when a correction deepens. Here, the opposite is happening. As Ethereum has moved further from its October peak, the buying intensity on Binance has increased rather than retreated. That kind of behavior does not typically come from retail participants reacting to price. It looks more like large entities deliberately absorbing available sell-side supply at a discount — what analysts often describe as smart money using weakness as a buying opportunity rather than a reason to step back. The significance of that dynamic is straightforward. Sellers can only sell what they have. If aggressive buyers continue absorbing that supply at the current pace, the pool of willing sellers gradually shrinks. When it shrinks enough, the price pressure that has defined Ethereum’s correction loses its fuel — and the setup for a reversal becomes structural rather than speculative. That point has not been reached yet. But the data suggests the distance to it is narrowing. Related Reading: XRP Whale Flows Hit 2021 Levels: Is History Repeating? Ethereum Tests $2,400 Resistance as Short-Term Momentum Improves Ethereum is approaching a critical resistance zone near $2,400 after recovering steadily from its February capitulation low around $1,800. The chart shows a clear shift in short-term structure: price has transitioned from a sequence of lower highs and lower lows into a pattern of higher lows, indicating that buyers are gradually regaining control. The recent move is supported by the 50-day moving average (blue), which has turned upward and is now acting as dynamic support. This is typically an early signal of momentum recovery. However, the broader trend remains unresolved. ETH is still trading below both the 100-day (green) and 200-day (red) moving averages, which continue to slope downward, reinforcing the presence of overhead resistance. Related Reading: Ethereum Just Saw Its Strongest Institutional Demand Signal Since October: Find Out If It Lasts The $2,300–$2,400 region is technically significant. It previously acted as support before the February breakdown and is now being retested as resistance. A clean break and consolidation above this range would mark a structural shift and likely open the path toward the $2,700–$2,900 region. Volume remains relatively muted compared to the February spike, suggesting the recovery is controlled rather than driven by aggressive inflows. This implies accumulation rather than speculation. Failure to break above resistance would likely extend consolidation between $2,000 and $2,400, delaying confirmation of a broader trend reversal. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
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As the global financial system moves toward greater efficiency, interoperability, and real-time settlement, the infrastructure behind domestic payments is undergoing a profound transformation. Governments and institutions are setting ambitious 2030 targets to modernize payment systems. In this evolving landscape, Ripple Payments is increasingly being positioned as a technology capable of supporting the next generation of domestic financial rails. Where Ripple Payments Is Already Being Implemented Ripple payments are positioned to support the domestic payment standards set by the G20 for 2030. A technical analyst known as ChartNerd on X has noted that the G20 overview for those standards requires cost, speed, efficiency, and access. Meanwhile, these are the same areas where Ripple technology and XRP are designed to thrive and deliver. Related Reading: Ripple Pushes XRP Global With Multi-Continent Expansion Drive By 2027, the G20 aims for 75% of cross-border transactions to be completed within one hour, while reducing the global average transaction cost to not more than one cent. At the same time, 90% 0f individuals worldwide are expected to have access to cross-border remittance payments, and at least with one service provider. Transparency is also a major requirement. All payment providers must clearly disclose the total transaction costs, enable payment tracking, and specify the exact time to deliver funds. In 2025, both RippleNet and Stellar were recognized by the Faster Payments System (FPS) as innovative payment solutions. Pioneering Korea’s First Tokenized Government Bond Settlement Ripple and Kyobo Life Insurance are stepping in to pioneer Korea’s first tokenized government bond settlement. According to Chad Steingraber’s post, Kyobo Life and Ripple will actively assess the technical and regulatory feasibility of tokenized treasury settlement in Korea’s financial ecosystem. Related Reading: Ripple Makes A $13 Trillion Bet With This Move, And XRP Price Could Be Set To Explode At the core of this initiative is Ripple Custody, which will provide a secure, compliant foundation for holding, transferring, and settling tokenized assets. Instead of relying on fragmented and manual bond settlement processes, the partner introduces transparent on-chain execution. Over time, this infrastructure can integrate with broader capabilities across payments, liquidity, and treasury management. Steingraber emphasized that this initiative provides a clear blueprint for how regulated financial institutions can adopt digital asset infrastructure. Starting with custody, the model expands into tokenization and on-chain settlement. This partnership demonstrates how blockchain technology can fundamentally modernize government bond settlement in Korea. By settling transactions simultaneously, settlement cycles can move from the typical two-day settlement timeline to real-time execution, thereby limiting counterparty risk and improving capital efficiency. Additionally, Ripple will support Kyobo in exploring stablecoin-based payment rails, enabling 24/7 transaction capability within a compliant, regulated framework. Steingraber views this move as an alignment with Kyobo Life’s broader strategy to accelerate digital transformation and enhance operational efficiency through next-generation financial infrastructure. Featured image from Peakpx, chart from Tradingview.com
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