NEW YORK, September 1, 2026, 13:43 EDT — Ether slipped 1.4% despite a $88 million ETF inflow, as the U.S. Treasury yield climbed to 4.79%.
- At 13:42 EDT, ether was at $2,434.92, showing a 1.44% drop in the past 24 hours.
- U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded inflows of $87.6 million on August 31, marking their 11th consecutive day of gains.
- The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury stood at 4.79% as of 13:28 EDT, increasing the challenge for risk assets.
Ether declined by 1.44% to $2,434.92 as of 13:42 EDT on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency’s market capitalization was about $293.8 billion CoinGecko snapshot.
The drop occurred even as regulated U.S. funds continued to see strong demand. Spot Ether ETFs recorded $87.6 million in inflows on Monday, marking their eleventh consecutive day of gains Farside Investors.
The imbalance is significant. Macro pricing had a stronger impact than the most recent day’s ETF demand.
The yield on the U.S. 10-year note hit 4.79% at 13:28 EDT, rising 3.2 basis points from Monday’s reference close Yahoo Finance.
Ether weakened through the U.S. morning
Source: Yahoo Finance, five-minute observations. Values shown are selected interval closes.
Ether climbed to $2,484.07 around 01:55 EDT before retreating. The day’s trading range covered approximately $56, accounting for 2.3% of the session’s low Yahoo Finance.
Major cryptocurrencies moved in tandem, though unevenly. Over 24 hours, Ether outperformed Bitcoin by 0.22 percentage point but trailed XRP by 0.54 point.
Twenty-four-hour performance stayed negative
$293.8bn market value
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Bar length shows decline magnitude on a common 0%–2% scale. Source: CoinGecko.
Over the course of the 11-session streak, ETFs recorded total inflows of $1.596 billion. Farside’s daily data showed an average inflow of $145.1 million per session.
Monday saw an $87.6 million inflow, which represented just 0.03% of Ether’s total market capitalization. With Ether moving 1.44% that day, the change amounts to an estimated $4.2 billion—around 48 times the day’s inflow. The comparison demonstrates the difference in magnitude, but does not imply causation.
The pace of inflows eased as well. After reaching $225.8 million on Thursday, daily inflows dropped to $102.1 million on Friday and $87.6 million on Monday.
Spot Ether ETF inflows cooled after Thursday
Source: Farside Investors. Bar scale uses the five-day maximum.
Protocol development continues to be an independent factor. According to the Ethereum Foundation, the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade will revise state creation and access pricing, with most contracts tested so far showing no impact Ethereum Foundation.
On Tuesday, selling was more widespread. The yield on the 10-year rose from 4.75% late Monday, and Brent crude climbed to $92.61 as inflation worries persisted Associated Press.
Risks: Cryptocurrency operates around the clock and is vulnerable to sudden price gaps caused by leverage or shifts in liquidity. Demand may also be affected by issues such as protocol flaws, forks, and competition from other networks, according to warnings in U.S. fund disclosures fund filing.
Investors now await Tuesday’s ETF closing data and the U.S. jobs report on Friday. A drop in yields may support Ether, while another rate increase would challenge the inflow buffer once more.
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