Ethereum (ETH) options positioning remained tilted toward the upside even as overall open interest slipped slightly, with the market's most active short-dated flow clustering around the $2,500 call strike—an indication that traders are still leaning into near-term ‘bullish bets'. As of May 28 at 00:00 UTC, data compiled by Coinglass showed total Ethereum options open interest (OI) at roughly $6.888 billion, down about 1.03% from the prior day's $6.96 billion.
Ethereum traders stayed aggressively bullish despite bearish trend signals and mounting leveraged liquidation risks.
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Bankless co-founder David Hoffman said he sold his ETH after concluding that the “ETH is money” thesis has largely played out, marking a notable shift from one of Ethereum's most visible public advocates. Hoffman said he remains “massively bullish” on Ethereum as a network, but no longer sees a clear path for ETH, the asset, to receive a structural rerating from here.
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Ethereum price has remained under pressure near the $2,100 zone after failing to reclaim a key long-term resistance level, while analysts warned that the asset still risks another major leg lower unless bulls recover momentum above $2,500.