Ethereum

On March 18, 2026, pseudonymous trader Bluntz told his 338,800 followers on X that Solana appears to be starting a strong five-wave advance after regaining the $90 price area. Applying Elliott Wave analysis, he argues SOL has exited a five-week accumulation between $70 and $80 and could rise above $200 later this year and reach $450 in 2027, while also noting Ethereum has turned higher after clearing $2,129.

On March 17, author and investor Robert Kiyosaki warned that global markets are in a fragile bubble that could burst if a single unidentified event triggers it. He urged market participants to buy assets such as Bitcoin, gold, silver and Ethereum before any crash, arguing that gains are locked in at the moment of purchase rather than at sale. At the time he shared his views, Bitcoin traded around $74,146.78, posting daily, weekly and monthly gains.

Ethereum has extended its advance after overcoming the $2,250 and $2,320 resistance zones, with buyers pushing the price to a recent peak at $2,385. ETH is currently holding above $2,300 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, while a contracting triangle near $2,340 and major resistance at $2,380 and $2,420 could shape the next move. A successful break above $2,380–$2,420 may open the way toward $2,500–$2,550, whereas failure could trigger a pullback toward supports at $2,315, $2,260, and possibly $2,225.

Ironlight Group has raised $21 million from backers including former TD Bank CEO Greg Braca, the Sei Development Foundation, and Laidlaw Private Equity to expand its Ironlight Markets ATS platform for regulated tokenized securities. Tokenized stocks have grown 10% in the past 30 days to a $1.05 billion market cap, with Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain processing hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements.

Crypto analyst CW has highlighted an eight-year convergence pattern on the Ethereum–Bitcoin pair, arguing it may precede a powerful altcoin season in the ongoing bull cycle. The structure, forming since mid-2017 as a large descending triangle on the weekly ETH/BTC chart, now sits near the pattern’s apex around the 0.029 level after a peak at about 0.16. CW expects a potential breakout that could trigger an altcoin rally in 2026, which he believes may be even stronger than the altcoin surge seen in 2021 and comparable in intensity to 2017.

On March 17, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation introduced a fellowship-style grants program offering $24,000 to selected PhD students. Between 9 and 10 fellows will receive one-year funding to support Ethereum-related academic research across fields like economics, public policy, computer science, and sociology, with proposals due by April 1 at 23:59 UTC. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a PhD program at a university or academic institution.

On March 17, 2026, William M. Peaster explored how Ethereum-based infrastructure could support an experimental zine model called Combinatoria. The concept uses a Bread Cooperative-style yield vault and tools like Sablier and Splits to stream onchain income to 5–10 curated writers each epoch. A hypothetical $100,000 in deposits generating $6,000 in annual yield would pay writers more than many traditional literary magazines, without requiring patrons to spend their principal. The piece argues that such onchain assemblages could provide financial sustainability and independence for niche cultural communities beyond just this example.

On 17 March 2026, Ethereum traded near $2,308 as spot ETFs logged five straight days of net positive inflows, the first such run since January. Analysts describe the move as being driven mainly by options flows and gamma hedging rather than fundamentals, with ETH climbing above its 50-day SMA at $2,118 but still facing major resistance at the 100-day SMA around $2,594. Technical indicators such as an RSI near 62.85 and a strengthening MACD suggest building bullish momentum, while support remains in the $1,837 to $2,000 zone if conditions reverse.

Ethereum has climbed from support near $1,800 to challenge a key resistance band around $2,300–$2,400 after weeks of base-building above the February lows. While the daily chart shows ETH still below its 100-day and 200-day moving averages, the 4-hour structure features an ascending channel and a brief breakout, with momentum entering overbought territory. On-chain data indicate network activity remains relatively strong and suggest the recent rebound may be better supported than a purely speculative rally.

On March 16, 2026, investor and "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki used X to warn of what he called the biggest financial bubble in history and outlined extreme post-crash price targets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver. He forecast Bitcoin at $750,000 and Ethereum at $95,000 within 12 months of the next market bust, with gold at $35,000 per ounce and silver at $200. At press time on March 17, 2026, Bitcoin stood at $74,215 and Ethereum at $2,320, implying multi-hundred-percent to multi-thousand-percent gains would be needed to meet his projections.