ETH News Explained: Core Drivers Behind the Price Fluctuations

ETH current price and market performance

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As of June 26, 2025, Beijing time, ETH is at $2,503.55, with a slight increase of 0.02% compared to the previous day. The intraday high is $2,510.15, and the low is $2,404.81, with short-term fluctuation range controlled within ±4%. At the same time, as Ethereum ETFs continue to gain favor among institutions, there has been a cumulative net inflow of over $286 million since the end of May, supporting prices that are expected to steadily challenge the $3,000 mark.

Ethereum Foundation’s new financial policy

On June 5, 2025, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) released its updated “Financial Reserve Policy” for the first time, specifying that the annual operating expenditure (Opex) from the treasury shall not exceed 15%, and maintaining at least a 2.5-year buffer of available funds to enhance organizational sustainability and transparency. The policy emphasizes that 2025–26 is a critical development period for Ethereum, and EF will meticulously deploy funds, focusing on supporting core protocol delivery and community ecosystem building.

Core Network Upgrade and Speed Enhancement Proposal

Recently, Ethereum developers submitted the EIP-7782 proposal, suggesting to shorten the block interval from the current 12 seconds to 6 seconds, which is expected to double the network throughput and response speed, greatly enhancing user experience and DeFi application efficiency; this proposal may be included in the “Glamsterdam” upgrade plan in 2026. While the acceleration is expected to reduce costs and speed up confirmations, it may also increase bandwidth consumption for light nodes, presenting new challenges for validator computing power and network stability.

Investment Insights for Beginners

1. Price fluctuation is controllable: The current ETH oscillation range has not yet broken through the key resistance level. In the short term, one can pay attention to long opportunities around $2,600–$2,700, with stop-loss set below $2,400.
2. Policy transparency is beneficial: The new financial policy of EF has enhanced community confidence and reduced the policy risks arising from the depletion of foundation resources.
3. The technical roadmap is worth following: if the acceleration plan is implemented, the network usage cost and experience will be significantly improved. Attention can be paid to the proposal process and upgrade news for their secondary impact on prices.