The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum, appears 
to have quietly crossed an important critical threshold that has historically 
signaled major price expansions. While the Ethereum price action may still 
appear calm on the surface, underlying market structure and flow dynamics 
suggest a meaningful shift is underway. This type of transition typically 
occurs when accumulation replaces distribution, volatility compresses, and 
smart money positions ahead of broader market recognition. A Silent Shift That 
Usually Comes Before Violent Expansion Ethereum just crossed a quiet but 
massive threshold. Trader and investor Shuarix has mentioned on X that Zama 
has gone live with the first fully encrypted Initial Coin Offering (ICO) ever 
executed on the ETH mainnet, moving a confidential USDT and running a sealed- 
bid Dutch auction entirely on encrypted data. Related Reading: Ethereum Gains 
Institutional Support, Though ETH Price Outlook Remains Contested In just 3 
days, more than $118 million was committed, over $100 million was shielded, 
and the auction was 218% oversubscribed with more than 11,000 verified 
bidders. At peak activity, the Zama application became the most-used app on 
ETH, surpassing both USDT and Uniswap during the event, with zero downtime and 
full ETH-level throughout. Crypto analyst Milk Road revealed that BitMine 
Immersion Technologies has made a large purchase of 40,302 ETH in a single 
move, which brings their total stack holdings to a massive 4,243,338 ETH, 
worth over $12.3 billion at the current price. In perspective, the company now 
controls 3.52% of the entire ETH circulating supply, and they&#8217;re not just 
letting it sit idle. According to Milk Road, BitMine has over 2 million ETH 
tokens already staked, generating $180 million in annualized rewards. This 
means the company is not just playing the buy-and-hold game, but compounding 
its position at scale, which is all well and good for BitMine. Meanwhile, this 
sustained buying pressure will help create a price floor for the long-term ETH 
holders. Furthermore, this move is the type of institutional accumulation that 
will keep ETH moving inside its ascending channel. Thus, this will help to 
pull the price back into that channel after the macro shocks temporarily push 
it out. &#8220;Below is the 2025 tariff shock. While the headlines try to muddy your 
view of things, this chart will tell the real story,&#8221; Milk Road noted. 
Accumulation Continues Despite Price Being Near Entry Levels The realized 
price of the Ethereum accumulation address is acting as a major support level. 
A crypto investor known as CW has also pointed out that ETH has only reached 
this realized price once in history, which is very similar to the current 
price range. Related Reading: Ethereum Stalls In A Critical Zone As Breakout 
Structures Wait For Confirmation However, the whale&#8217;s purchase price for ETH 
is not significantly different from the current price. Despite that, their ETH 
accumulation is increasing, indicating that whales still view the current 
price as fair value. This shows that they are preparing for an upward trend. 
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Prediction markets on the BNB Chain have seen massive growth over the past 
months, with the leading platforms within the ecosystem reaching remarkable 
levels and their cumulative trading volume hitting a new milestone. Related 
Reading: Bitcoin Price At Risk Of 50% Correction As BTC’s 2022 Bearish 
Playbook Repeats BNB Chain Sees Prediction Markets Explosion On Monday, BNB 
Chain announced that prediction markets in the ecosystem reached a new 
milestone, surpassing the $20.91 billion mark in cumulative trading volume 
over the weekend. Notably, the BNB Chain has expanded its presence over the 
past few months, diversifying with key players such as Opinion Labs, Probable, 
Myriad Markets, Predict.Fun, and XO Markets. Prediction markets are one of the 
most popular ways to forecast events and manage risk at scale, the BNB Chain 
explained in a blog post, becoming “powerful tools for smarter decisions in 
finance, governance, and beyond.” “From elections and sports to AI milestones 
and macroeconomic shifts, prediction markets transform scattered knowledge 
into actionable signals. Platforms like Polymarket, which saw over $2B in 
volume in October 2024, prove that decentralized markets can even outperform 
centralized forecasters,” they added. According to Dune data, prediction 
markets within the ecosystem have seen a significant surge since Q4, 
increasing nearly 89% just in the past month. The data also shows that BNB 
Chain has taken the lead in weekly trading volume by chain, surpassing off- 
chain prediction markets, Polygon, Solana, and Base since the start of 2026. 
Moreover, DeFiLlama data indicate that three platforms in the BNB ecosystem 
are currently among the top 5 prediction markets, only behind Kalshi and 
Polymarket, signaling increasing adoption. Opinion Labs ranks third in the 
list, with its 7-day and 30-day trading volumes reaching $725.56 million and 
$3.35 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, its open interest exceeded $144 
million as of late January. Probable has seen $558 million in volume over the 
past 7 days and $1.05 billion in the last 30 days. The platform has also 
reached a $1.4 billion in notional volume and over 17,000 users just a month 
after its launch. ETF Push And Price Recovery The recent milestone comes as 
major institutional players share interest in the BNB token. Last week, 
Grayscale filed an S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission 
(SEC) to launch a spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) based on the cryptocurrency. 
If approved, the Grayscale BNB Trust (GBNB) will “reflect the value of BNB 
held by the Trust, including BNB earned as Staking Consideration” and offer 
investors exposure to the token without having to hold it directly. As of this 
writing, BNB’s price has recovered from Sunday’s correction and is attempting 
to turn a key area back into support. Market observer Rose Premium Signals 
highlighted that the cryptocurrency bounced from the strong $860 demand zone 
after the sharp corrective move. Related Reading: Bitcoin Confirms Bearish 
Structure After $98,000 Rejection — Here’s The Next Potential Target Moreover, 
it held the key Fibonacci retracement area, “which increases the probability 
of a bullish reaction.” If the altcoin successfully reclaims the $900 area as 
support, the analyst suggested that a retest of the $937 and $980 targets 
could follow. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

Prediction Markets On BNB Chain Explode As Trading Volume Crosses $20B

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