Is Joseph Lubin Abandoning Ethereum as Analysts Warn of a $1K Crash?

In such times of distress where all crypto assets head south, including the largest altcoin, the retail public generally turns to more experienced and prominent names to look for support.

In an interesting development, though, one of the key crypto figures with a long connection to Ethereum, ConsenSys co-founder Joseph Lubin, has made a large ETH transfer after years of inactivity, which stirred the pot rather than calming the public.

Is Lubin Dumping ETH?

Lookonchain shared data showing that the transfer occurred just hours ago, in which Lubin sent out 80,001 ETH (valued at over $121 million). This wallet linked to him has been inactive for over three years, and the timing now is what raised so many questions.

Some asked why he didn’t sell at the very top last year when the asset neared $5,000 for the first time ever. Others believed retail investors might follow the example in what appears to be a capitulation event.

However, there were those who noted that Lubin simply needs to cover his leveraged trades on other platforms, such as MakerDAO. When an asset dumps as hard as ETH did in the past few days, the risk for forced closures (liquidations) skyrockets unless the trader provides more liquidity or collateral.

Lubin’s intentions remain unclear at the moment, but the general consensus (no pun intended) in the comments below Lookonchain’s post is that the transfer increased the overall FUD. However, there’s no confirmation that he indeed sold or plans to do so.

Will ETH Dump Toward $1K?

Speaking on the asset’s disastrous price action over the past week or so, Ali Martinez noted that ETH has hit its first bearish target at $1,560. It went even below that, and the popular analyst outlined his second, significantly more painful one, situated at just over $1,000, which would be another 50% drop from the current levels.

Rekt Capital, another popular analyst with over 550,000 followers on X, supported Martinez’s target. They noted that ETH has broken below the multi-year uptrend line and there’s a solid chance it slumps toward $1,000 in the not-so-distant future. It’s worth noting that the world’s largest altcoin hasn’t traded at such low levels since the 2022 bear market.

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