ETHEUR
Ethereum / Euro
crypto

ETH really is life.
It’s the backbone of DeFi, NFTs, L2s, stablecoins — basically the financial OS of crypto. When ETH wins, the whole ecosystem wins.

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Congrats this is the worst case I’ve ever seen of a guy trying to sound smart without understanding wtf he’s talking about.
Usage and price appreciation are two different things. Eth price is not increasing because there is no buying pressure. But the fact fees are low despite all time high usage validates its use case as a working currency or whatever other uses it may have. Meanwhile, BTC can have no other uses than a speculative asset. High fees on transactions are nothing to be proud of, it just means the technology doesn’t scale. It doesn’t mean ETH price will outperform BTC or the other way around, but simply that ETH is actually delivering on what crypto promised to do.

Ethereum staking validator exit queue has dropped to zero, signaling a dramatic fall in selling pressure and strengthening confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-bearing asset.
Data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows the exit queue has fallen from its September 2025 peak of 2.67 million Ether (ETH) to 0 ETH, while the entry queue has risen more than fivefold over the last month to 2.6 million ETH, the highest since July 2023.
Industry analysts said the massive staking inflows strengthen ETH’s supply-demand dynamic, potentially setting the stage for sustained upward price momentum in the coming months.
“Once the entry queue converts into active validators, the staking rate moves higher and pushes toward new all-time highs,” Onchain Foundation’s head of research Leon Waitmann said on Monday.

**Tricky's Daily Doots #1,359**
**Yesterday's Daily 17/01/2026**
[Previous Daily Doots](https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qf5ctg/daily_general_discussion_january_17_2026/o0323b9/)
- u/coregamer90 gives us [a rundown of the upcoming RocketPool Saturn 1 upgrade.](https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qf5ctg/daily_general_discussion_january_17_2026/o03156j/) 🚀
- u/MinimalGravitas shares [the numbers which prove ETH is scaling.](https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qf5ctg/daily_general_discussion_january_17_2026/o076l29/) 📈
- u/Jey_s_TeArS delivers [the daily haiku.](https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qf5ctg/daily_general_discussion_january_17_2026/o06yfcj/) 📝

Or me…I sat there on the sidelines and watched in grievous agony as ETH went from under $1 AUD to well over $1000 AUD. I could have easily bought 10k worth of ETH.
What did I do instead?
Yup, you guess it…nothing.
Could have gone from a nobody to someone worth tens of millions of dollars. While it wouldn’t help fix my damaged ears, or my brain damage (it’s a long story; post history reveals a lot more I’d rather not discuss), it would surely help my family out. 

At the cost of decentralization . . . 
Oh wait ETH had a 65% premine so it was always centralized. 

As you said you hold as much as you can. If you need the money you cash out some. You have to deal with it. I think also people's mentality is wrong. Crypto never started as a profit gambling game which is it now for many people, it started as a secure way to preserve money when your currency might collapse (Iran is great example). Mostly small countries benefit from that because let's be real US dollar won't collapse, it's holding too many things together and if it does like the Iranian currency going below zero then the world will be fucked up big time. Point it stop thinking about the gains, live your life and be happy. Spend time with your family and friends. It's all that matters. Watching charts, working extra time to buy more crypto and always thinking about prices it's insanity. That's not freedom, that's meaningless living, miserable one too. You have a good chunk in crypto, focus on switching from memes to some coins like ETH, Sol or just top 10 projects, no speculative assets and that's it. If something happens in your country you know that you have an escape plan, money on the side which nobody can take from you. Just be happy and live your life!

Basically I moved my BTC to acquire ETH and SOL

Same here, for my USDT and ETH. Its better than risking in trading

Think what you want, but it's not a scam. I'm seriously $0.3 USD short in ETH to deploy my contract, and the fees are costing me more.

That allocation makes sense 👍 BTC + ETH is solid for beginners, and adding a small $RYO position could give some growth potential while keeping your portfolio simple.

That could all change under a new administration. At the very least ETH should formally be classified a commodity by the SEC to close the door on future actions.

Over 40 major crypto YouTubers are now calling a bear market, with many openly predicting a failed relief rally followed by much lower prices. Ben Copen is even suggesting BTC could drop to $55K and ETH to $900.
You’ll never hear Peter Schiff say gold is going to $900 while it’s trading above $4K. Yet in crypto, influencers seem perfectly comfortable talking down the very asset class they claim to support. It makes you wonder whether some of them are incentivized - directly or indirectly - to spread fear.
Every other major asset class is near all-time highs, yet crypto influencers act like it’s normal or even healthy for crypto to collapse further. This goes beyond healthy skepticism and into outright self-sabotage. Constantly calling for crashes doesn’t make you insightful - it undermines confidence in an already fragile industry.

So my logic. I just started Aug. and I’m like fucking what’s his name in the movie rain man I feel like. I really enjoy day/swing trading or whatever? I started off with 200$ found out quickly the fees are a bitch so 4 days later I had over 600 called my brother asked him for a grand wich he gave it to me. So from Aug 14 to Oct 10th got arristed like 3am so I had no clue when I got out I didn’t have little over 7,000 anymore…. Less then 3,000. So my point that I’ve noticed is working for me is. Didn’t have a lot at all to start out with so I didn’t have Mitch BTC I just studied how to read and interpret 🕯️ and a few what are they called? MACD and shit. Like yall said BTC is king and country why eventually I’ll have 40-50% of my bag BTC. SO LONG STORY SHORT!!!! lol I had $1400 into BTC and my gut and things I was noticing and hearing they were screaming ETH and SOL so i reallocated started accumulating ETH 2,700-2,900 lol was like .85 into and it jumped to 3300 but!!! Yah boy just locked in his first whole ETH got like 7-8 SOL avg buy in like 140. Being the markets been sideways as shit. I just focused on positioning for when it all comes back up and shoot man for little meager amount I have I’m pretty happy excited for the next coming years. Sorry for babbling ran outta my happy meds for a little too long so I’m readjusting. Ok good talk thanks for lettin me share 😂

Great, it means less ETH available to sell and all set for an upward move.
^(!tip 1)

ETH Validator Exit Queue Hits Zero as Staking Demand Soars

ETH ETF recorded first perfect week (five consecutive trading days without net outflows)

Yeah with that I’d grab 1 whole SOL if your planning on adding more great! BTC and ETH SOL can go wrong. BTC is king and country! When I move you move!!! Just like that. SOL is so asshole fast when I transfer SOL literally it’s there immediately it’s insanely under valued. Then there’s ETH it needs no introduction

The posts on this sub come in two flavors: "ETH GOOD" and "SOLANA BAD"