Key Highlights:
- Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift, accumulated a huge amount of Ethereum (ETH).
- The founder bought ETH aggressively across the week.
- Ethereum price rebounds.
Ethereum is on the rise as there has been fresh buying recently. According to ai_9684xtpa and Arkham Intelligence, one of the well-known crypto entrepreneurs is leading the charge as in the past week. Erik Voorhees, the founder of ShapeShift, a crypto trading platform, has accumulated a huge amount of Ethereum.
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ShapeShift 创始人 Erik Voorhees 的 ETH 火爆建仓似乎暂时歇口气了，加上 4 小时前买入的部分，过去一周已累计囤积 33544 ETH，从 $2104 买到 $2206，目前平均成本 $2122，浮盈 432.7 万美元
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Arkham data shows that the founder has accumulated 33,544 ETH during this period. At current market prices, this stash is worth more than $71.2 million and this makes it one of the most important whale accumulation of the week.
What is important here is to note that all of these purchases took place while Ethereum was trading at a very lower price, which means this move was a strategy where the founder was buying the dip.
Aggressive Buying Across the Week
The buying activity was not a single transaction but the founder spread his purchases across many days and price levels.
During the week, he bought ETH at prices ranging from $2,104 to $2,206, with an average price of around $2,122. One of the most recent purchases took place just a few hours ago. This indicates that the accumulation continued almost right up to current market rebound.
Over five days ending March 15, he acquired 8,576 ETH alone, and with this purchase the founder spent somewhere around $17.75 million at an average price of $2,069 per ETH.
When combined with other purchases made throughout the week, the total holdings climbed up to 33,544 ETH. Since the price of the token then rose, the founder made profit very quickly with these positions. At current price, Voorhees is already sitting on about $4.3 million in unrealized gains.
Buying Back After Selling High
This recent buying spree becomes even more interesting when looking at the founder’s past trading moves. Somewhere around last year, he sold a large portion of his Ethereum holdings at much higher prices.
For example, he offloaded 11,616 ETH which were sold for $2,922 per coin. By selling when prices were higher and buying again during dips shows that the founder has adopted the buy the dip strategy where an investor takes profits during rallies and accumulate again when the prices fall.
Before this latest accumulation, his Ethereum holdings had dropped significantly. Most of his capital was reportedly sitting in stablecoins such as Tether. Now, with this new purchase complete, his Ethereum position has been rebuilt in a big way.
Ethereum Price Rebounds
The timing of the buying spree lines up with a small recovery in Ethereum’s price. After dipping to the $2,050-$2,070 range, Ethereum has climbed back to around $2,250, gaining somewhere about 6% in the recent trading sessions.
At press time, the price of the token stands at $2,247.74 with an uptick of 6.56% in the last 24-hours as per CoinMarketCap.
Many of the analysts believe that this recent bounce can lead to a larger recovery. Some analysts also suggest that Ethereum could hit the $2,400 mark this month, if the same momentum continues.
For traders, this activity by the founder of ShapeShift indicates a great confidence in Ethereum’s near-term outlook.
Institutional Demand And Market Momentum
Institutional demand is also in favor of Ethereum. In the last week, from March 9 to March 13, 2026, the ETH ETFs experienced an inflow of $161 million.
At the same time, Ethereum has finally printed its green weekly candle after seven straight red weeks. This also hints that there is a possible shift in trends. The entire crypto market is also recovering.
As per CoinMarketCap, the market cap of the crypto market has moved up to $2.5 trillion. As whales like the founder of ShapeShift keep on accumulating ETH, it gives out a positive signal that they believe in long-term outlooks of ETH.
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