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Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF Shares
$25.691d +0.6%5d -2.2%settled close · 2026-09-29
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The Prime on ETH

ETH is not in The Prime’s put universe yet (845 names, 168 validated).

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Ordersell the 88-88 $888 put at $8.88 · collateral $88,800 · buy back at $4.44
Historyone lot, every tradeable session, bought back at half: +8.8% a year, 2016–2026, 88% won
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Who said what, and what ETH did next

Every dot is a day someone on the record made a call. Hover one to see who. We are not scoring them — the point is that you can see it and judge for yourself.

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Who’s talking about ETH

31 long5 shortlatest 2026-09-16
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-09-16Henrik ZebergHead Macroeconomist, SwissblockBullishWealthionCapital rotating out of overextended equities into crypto as investors search for the next momentum trade…
2026-09-10Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishWealthionWall Street's adoption of blockchain, tokenized securities, and stablecoins makes Ethereum a key…
2026-08-27Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeEthereum is the dominant settlement layer for tokenization of financial assets and agentic AI commerce…
2026-08-24Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeCrypto winter is roughly 90-95% complete on both time and price, stablecoin adoption compounds into a far…
2026-07-27Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeThe Clarity Act will create a single federal regulatory framework for crypto, opening institutional capital…
2026-05-29Quinn ThompsonFounder & CIO, Lekker CapitalBearishForward GuidanceEthereum network usage is rising but token price does not correlate; DAT financial engineering has perverted…
2026-02-07Cathie WoodCEO & CIO, ARK InvestBullishARK InvestEthereum is one of the identified big three crypto winners alongside Bitcoin and Solana, positioned to…
2026-01-31Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeTraditional financial institutions are rebuilding settlement layers on Ethereum-based blockchains (stable…
2025-12-13Cathie WoodCEO & CIO, ARK InvestBullishGlobal Money TalkEthereum is the institutional default for layer-2 infrastructure build-out, and while layer-2 commoditization…
2025-12-05Lyn AldenIndependent macro strategistBearishinterviewEthereum is priced at a speculative monetary premium it cannot justify as a utility rail — it already trades…
Show all 36 mentions
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2025-12-04Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeEthereum is the dominant smart contract platform for real-world asset tokenization by major financial…
2025-11-21SteveBullishCNBC Fast Money Final TradeEthereum has reached a bottom, presenting a buying opportunity
2025-11-17Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeEthereum is a smart contract platform serving as the foundational rails for high-growth secular trends…
2025-11-17Matt Hougan (Bitwise)CIO, Bitwise Asset ManagementBullishTom LeeEthereum provides exposure to secular growth trends — stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, and…
2025-10-15Peter TchirHead of Macro Strategy, Academy SecuritiesBullishWealthionEthereum has the highest upside among crypto assets because it is the most credible foundational layer for…
2025-09-15Ran NeunerCo-Founder & CEO, Crypto BanterBullishWealthionETF inflows into ETH are accelerating, institutional rotation from BTC to ETH is underway, and the ETH/BTC…
2025-09-08Joseph ChalomCEO, SharpLink GamingBullishWealthionEthereum is the foundational settlement layer for a decades-long secular rewiring of global finance, with…
2025-09-08Chris PerkinsHead of Franklin Crypto, Franklin TempletonBullishWealthionAs tokenized stablecoins and canonical on-chain securities scale to trillions, Ether becomes a strategic…
2025-08-22Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishThe CompoundEthereum is the dominant platform for the stable coin boom (60% share) and the Genius Act could push the…
2025-08-13Seth GinnsCIO, Franklin CryptoBullishWealthionETH DATs can stake their holdings and earn in-kind yield that ETFs structurally cannot capture due to daily…
2025-08-04Brett RentmeesterCIO, Jaggi Family OfficeBullishWealthionEthereum remains the dominant DeFi settlement layer because finance applications require security and an…
2025-07-28Bill MillerFounder, Miller Value Partners (retired)BearishCNBC TelevisionEthereum's recent price pop is a regulatory-clarity-driven temporary boost, but its proof-of-stake governance…
2025-07-28Vance SpencerCo-founder, Framework VenturesBullishHidden ForcesEthereum's path-dependent network effects have made it the dominant and irreplaceable platform for DeFi…
2025-07-18Jc ParetsFounder & Chief Market Strategist, All Star ChartsBullishThe CompoundETH/BTC ratio is breaking a significant downtrend that hasn't been seen in years, with Ethereum quietly…
2025-07-16Vivek RamanBullishWealthionETH is 'digital oil' that accrues value from every Ethereum ecosystem transaction — stablecoins…
2025-07-10Julien BittelHead of Macro Research, Global Macro InvestorBullishForward GuidanceETH is one of the very few assets actually compounding purchasing power in real debasement-adjusted terms…
2025-06-05Cathie WoodCEO & CIO, ARK InvestBullishChris DavisEthereum is one of the 'big three' digital assets forming the financial internet, enabling smart contracts…
2025-03-14Natalia KarayanevaCEO, PropyBullishWealthionEthereum is the foundational infrastructure for moving assets on-chain, including Bitcoin-collateralized real…
2025-03-07Joe MccannFounder & CIO, AsymmetricBearishWealthionArchitectural design decisions prevent Ethereum from becoming a consumer-adopted chain, it cannot…
2025-02-07Felix JauvinCo-host, Forward Guidance (Blockworks)ShortForward GuidanceThe ETHU 2x leveraged futures ETF was forced to rebalance after ETH dropped sharply, triggering a cascade…
2024-10-17Matt Hougan (Bitwise)CIO, Bitwise Asset ManagementBullishForward GuidanceCurrent net ETH ETF outflows are a temporary artifact of ETHE arbitrageurs rotating out at conversion plus…
2024-08-09Raoul PalCo-founder, Real Vision; ex-GLG PMBullishWealthionEthereum is the most battle-tested and secure chain and is becoming the default layer for institutional DeFi…
2024-06-04Mike NovogratzFounder/CEO, Galaxy DigitalBullishBloomberg PodcastsSpot Ethereum ETF approval would credential the asset with mainstream institutions — a second step in the…
2024-04-09Nick ShalekBullishSohn Idea ContestEthereum is the dominant tokenization platform with network effects from 100M+ holders, 100K+ developers, and…
2023-01-03Mike NovogratzFounder/CEO, Galaxy DigitalBullishPlanXRPEthereum is a public utility-like architecture for decentralized applications with a growing ecosystem of…
2022-05-21Mike NovogratzFounder/CEO, Galaxy DigitalBullishOrange Capital InvestThe largest crypto revolution will be built on the Ethereum blockchain as DeFi creates autonomous banks and…
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The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where ETH’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 12 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
2026-09-29
2026-08-28
2026-08-24
2026-08-21
2026-08-20
2026-08-19
2026-07-23
2026-07-22
2026-07-20
2026-07-15
2026-06-11
2026-06-04
+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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