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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Liquidity of Ether on US exchanges has plunged as much as 40% since the first spot Ether exchange-traded funds entered the market on July 23, 2024. Related Reading That is a move rather expectedly coming for traders and analysts that had previously viewed the ETFs as a means to improve market liquidity and therefore stabilize prices. Instead, what has taken place is rather different: the average market depth of 5% for ETH pairs has fallen to around $14 million. Meanwhile, offshore exchanges are posting a similar decline at about $10 million in liquidity. Ether Liquidity Down Following the launch of nine ETFs in July, Ether’s liquidity plummeted 20% on US markets and 19% on offshore locations. The decline in liquidity is one thing that raises concerns and, more importantly, it signals greater sensitivity to large orders. With shallow market depth, it follows that even minor trades can result in dramatic changes in prices. Jacob Joseph, a research analyst at CCData, said that liquidity is still better than at the beginning of the year but has really dropped almost 45% since its peak in June. Poor market conditions and seasonal effects are mainly responsible as summer months will have fewer trading activities. Market Dynamics And ETF Performance Their introduction was expected to increase liquidity, much as it had done in the case of the Bitcoin ETFs introduced earlier this year. However, the Ether market hasn’t responded as well. In the period since their introduction, Ether ETFs have suffered from over $500 million in cumulative outflows. That has contributed to a general decline in liquidity, making markets even more volatile. ETH is currently trading at $2,289. Chart: TradingView Surprisingly, ETFs have had their own performances. For instance, Grayscale’s ETHE ETF witnessed an outflow as high…

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