Ethereum Price Drops 6% on August 26, 2025 as Market Dominance Hits 14%

Jakarta, Pintu News – According to BeInCrypto (25/8), Ethereum’s (ETH.D) dominance reached 14.98% in August, the highest level since September 2024. This coincided with the altcoin’s new price record of $4,946 the previous day.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s (BTC.D) dominance continues to decline. This divergence in the direction of movement has triggered various predictions from analysts, who foresee major changes in the market in the near future.

Then, how is the current Ethereum price movement?

Ethereum Price Drops 6.58% in 24 Hours

On August 26, 2025, Ethereum was trading at around $4,423 (approximately IDR 72,381,141), marking a 6.58% drop over the past 24 hours. Within the same period, ETH hit a low of IDR 70,882,075 and a high of IDR 77,608,478.

At the time of writing, Ethereum’s market capitalization is valued at roughly IDR 8,611 trillion, while its daily trading volume has surged 21% in the last 24 hours to IDR 791.13 trillion.

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Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Capital Rotation Triggers Market Predictions

Data from BeInCrypto Markets shows that in the past month, the second largest cryptocurrency managed to outperform the first. The value of Bitcoin fell 5% in the last 30 days.

In contrast, Ethereum (ETH) rose 23.4%. In addition, Ethereum’s dominance has been steadily increasing since July, while BTC.D is moving in the opposite direction. In fact, yesterday ETH.D had reached an annual high of 14.98%.

As of August 25, the figure has corrected to 14.54%. Meanwhile, BTC.D stood at 58.2%, its lowest level since January 2025.

This momentum confirms the increasingly strong trend of capital rotation. The accumulation pattern of the whales is also additional evidence.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), a crypto analyst highlighted that since July, whales on Binance have been consistently buying ETH through spot and futures orders.

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“Whales usually act differently and prefer to enter after the positive trend is completely validated, which is evident here as new orders were initiated after the trend reversed. This large accumulation supports the upward movement and will likely provide enough momentum to push ETH towards the $5,000 level,” Darkfost said.

Institutional Preference and Ethereum Supply Decline

Meanwhile, the BeInCrypto page also reported that a number of longtime Bitcoin wallets are starting to change positions by selling their long-term BTC holdings to switch to Ethereum. And it’s not just retail investors, the institutional preference for ETH is also quite significant.

Several public companies have increased their exposure to Ethereum by pouring billions of dollars into buying ETH. In addition, ETH balances on crypto exchanges fell to a new low of 18.3 million.

This decline indicates that investors prefer to hold rather than sell, a behavior often associated with confidence in future price increases.

“Ethereum supply shock is loading,” said analyst Ted Pillows.

Market Predictions and Altseason Potential

Under these conditions, some analysts predict that the rotation of capital from Bitcoin to Ethereum could extend to other altcoins, thus widening the market rally.

“Every Alt cycle starts with the same pattern: Bitcoin starts to show fatigue. Ethereum rises. A major rotation ensues,” wrote one analyst.

Meanwhile, Benjamin Cowen, CEO and founder of Into The Cryptoverse, previously predicted that after Ethereum set a record high, Bitcoin could potentially rebound.

“However, the rotation back into BTC is likely to be triggered by a correction in September and followed by a BTC rally in October,” Cowen explained.

Although predictions vary, the general market outlook is still bullish. However, it remains to be seen whether other altcoins or Bitcoin will be the main beneficiary in the future.

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Reference:

• BeInCrypto. Ethereum Dominance Surge. Accessed on August 26, 2025