Spot Ethereum ETFs saw a cumulative inflow of $515 million in the past week, the highest since their launch in July 2024.
The historic inflows have sparked calls for $10,000 Ethereum in 2025, even as the road to new all-time highs will still require flipping strong resistance levels.
Smart money investors are all stacking Ethereum meme coins like Pepe, Bret and Pepe Unchained, eyeing anywhere between 10x to 100x returns from them.
Is Ethereum Still A Good Investment?
Donald Trump’s victory promises regulatory clarity for crypto assets in the United States, bolstering their appeal to institutional investors.
Unsurprisingly, the spot Ethereum ETFs have snapped out of their streak of cumulative outflows following Trump’s win. The difference in the ETF data before and after Trump’s re-election is so stark that Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart suggests creating a distinct timeline, akin to ‘BE’ (Before Election) and ‘AE’ (After Election), to better analyze the impact.
The Ethereum price is currently trading at $3,100 after a 5% correction over the past week. However, ETH appears poised for a bullish breakout from a broadening descending wedge, which often signals a high possibility of a bullish reversal.
Prominent crypto analysts remain confident that the Ethereum price will hit $10,000 at some point during this bull run, citing its consolidation and higher-low structure over the past 2.5 years. A flip of the $4k resistance could pave the way for $10k in the coming months.
All eyes are now on Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong. The top US-based crypto exchange is one of Ethereum’s ley supporters and has played a key role in pushing ETH’s mainstream adoption.
Naturally, a meeting between Armstrong and Trump is decidedly bullish for Ethereum’s long-term prospects.
Whales Stack These Ethereum Meme Coins
Smart money investors continue to view Ethereum meme coins as a beta bet on ETH. Unsurprisingly, tokens like Pepe and Brett are in high demand following strong spot Ethereum ETF inflows last week.
In particular, the expectations from PEPE are quite high, following its recent listing on Coinbase and Robinhood. Most experts are in consensus that the top Ethereum meme coin will peak somewhere between $30 billion and $50 billion in 2025.
Similarly, whales are bullish on Brett, especially following reports of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s meeting with Trump.
For the uninitiated, Brett is the top meme coin on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 chain operated by Coinbase. There is also significant speculation that the exchange could soon list BRETT on its platform.
Meanwhile, the demand for low-cap meme coins is also skyrocketing. For instance, the presale cryptocurrency Pepe Unchained (PEPU) has now raised over $37.9 million in its ICO, raising nearly $3 million in just a little over 24 hours.
There is now a growing belief that PEPU could raise over $50 million before its highly-anticipated launch on December 13th.
Pepe Unchained is a meme coin with strong fundamentals. Whether it is in-demand utilities like a Layer-2 ecosystem and a two-click meme coin launchpad or security features like a transparent roadmap and multiple security audits, the project has appealed to whales and retailers alike.
A deep-pocketed investor has now purchased over $300k worth of the meme coin. Just yesterday, another whale swapped $50k worth of ETH for PEPU.
Unsurprisingly, prominent crypto experts are eyeing outsized returns from Pepe Unchained, with some even eyeing 700x returns.
Even if that doesn’t pan out, there is a growing belief that PEPU could offer anywhere between 10x and 100x returns.
