Ethereum saw a significant reduction in centralized exchange balances on January 6, with net outflows totaling 129,100 ETH over the past 24 hours.
By Parth Dubey
Editor Yana Khlebnikova
Updated
3 mins read
Data from Coinglass shows Binance accounting for the bulk of withdrawals, with more than 123,200 ETH leaving the exchange, followed by Bybit and OKX. Gate was the only major platform to record a notable inflow, adding just over 5,700 ETH.
Large exchange outflows are typically associated with investors moving assets into self-custody or long-term storage. While not a guarantee of upside, the scale and concentration of withdrawals point to reduced short-term sell pressure.
Meanwhile Ethereum continues to expand its data capacity through incremental but meaningful protocol upgrades. Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said recent updates have reshaped the network into a fundamentally more powerful system.
The latest change is focused on Ethereum’s blob mechanism, which ensures transaction data from Layer 2 rollups is reliably published on the base layer. On Tuesday evening, the second Blob Parameter Only fork raised the network’s blob target from 10 to 14 and the blob limit from 15 to 21.
Ethereum is currently trading near $3,200 after pulling back from the $4,400-$4,600 supply zone marked by repeated weekly rejections. Price remains above a rising long-term trendline since early 2024.
As per the chart below, RSI remains near neutral territory, while MACD shows early signs of compression following the recent correction.
Source: TradingView
If ETH breaks out of the upper trendline, a rally towards the $4,400 resistance is very likely.
Even if the broader market continues to rally and Bitcoin eyes new all-time highs, Ether could possibly claim a new ATH at $10,000 in 2026.
However, if the resistance at $4,400 holds, prices will see a pullback with a major demand zone around the $2,400-$2,600 region, a potential drop of 20-25% from current levels.
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A crypto journalist with over 5 years of experience in the industry, Parth has worked with major media outlets in the crypto and finance world, gathering experience and expertise in the space after surviving bear and bull markets over the years. Parth is also an author of 4 self-published books.
