Ethereum options open interest fell 4.45% to $6.03 billion, while calls held 61.29% of OI and 65.72% of 24-hour volume. The $2,300 Deribit call led trading volume.
The reactivation of dormant Ethereum wallets highlights potential market shifts, as early holders may choose between selling or staking strategies. Dormant Ethereum address holding 12,746 ETH wakes up after 10.2 years.
Ethereum's net supply increased by 778,412.846 ETH through Oct. 9 as fee-related destruction reached 16,524.553 ETH.
An October 9 ledger puts fee burn at 2.07% of gross issuance, while a conditional capacity model tests the demand needed to shrink supply.
Binance's Ethereum reserves fell to 3.47 million ETH, their lowest level in six months, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Ethereum withdrawal transactions exceeded 320,000 on October 6, reaching a record high as cryptocurrency prices declined.
Fidelity's FBTC lost $197.09 million on Thursday, most of a $244.13 million bitcoin ETF outflow, as ether ETFs posted an eighth day of outflows.
EIP-7906 would inspect balance, storage, code and event changes after execution, but protection would depend on rules that the transaction builder cannot omit or alter.
Draft EIP-7906 could widen outcome checks, but a meaningful financial limit must come from policy the transaction builder cannot weaken.
Despite Ethereum (ETH) price plunging by more than 7% over the past 7 days through October 9, 2026, its reserves on all cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) have experienced a freefall to a new multi-year low.
The trader still held 78,955 ETH in leveraged long positions valued at about $195.57 million, with liquidation levels near $2,299 and $2,286.
The ETHUSDT position increased to 2,331,355 ETH while its USDT value declined to about 5.768 billion over 69 hours ending Oct. 8.
Matched October 6–8 snapshots show a larger ETH-denominated book despite Thursday's contraction, separating outstanding exposure from lower USDT valuation.