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Ether falls below $2,000 as futures open interest hits record high, signaling aggressive shorting.

Market News
28 May 2026
Coindesk
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Bearish
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Ether's price dropped below $2,000 for the first time since March, declining nearly 8% over the past week amid rising risk aversion. Despite the price fall, open interest in ether futures surged to a record 16.39 million tokens, indicating aggressive leveraged selling and a bearish market sentiment. Investor confidence is waning due to outflows from U.S. spot ETFs, high-profile departures from the Ethereum Foundation, and doubts about how Ethereum's ecosystem benefits the ETH token. This divergence between price and futures activity suggests continued bearish pressure on Ether in the near term.

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