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As the market clears with open interest losses of 6.4B, institutional investors continue to buy ETH. Structural strength is indicated by DeFi dominance and whale activity. Ether has an acute leverage reset. Open interest fell across boards as values fell between $4,830 and $2,800. But institutional buyers continue to add ETH. The disconnection indicates a divided market. Retail traders leave leveraged positions. Deep-pocketed entities amass during the downfall. DeFi Empire Remains Untouched Despite Price Carnage Ether controls the most precious infrastructure in crypto. As per Token Terminal on X, there is more than 330 billion in user deposits on Ethereum applications. Nothing can compare to this number with other competing chains. Source:  Terminal on X The same is the case with the stablecoin dominance. According to Token Terminal, the market cap of Ethereum stablecoins is over 180 billion. TRON and Solana are a long way behind. Ethereum is also a tokenized real-world assets leader. The network tokenized funds have a market cap of over $15 billion. Even tokenized stocks are valued at over 140 million on Ethereum alone. This liquidity base holds significant protocols pegged to ETH. Straight lending markets and DEX volume keep running over Ethereum rails. There is no migration indicated in the infrastructure layer. You might also like:  Ethereum News: Vitalik Says: Build on Ethereum L1 in 2025 Bitmine Scoops Another $19.8M in ETH The investment firm of Tom Lee took a bold step. Bitmine bought 7,080 ETH priced at around 19.8 million dollars, as Lookonchain tweeted on X. The purchase occurred two hours prior to the posting. Source –  Lookonchain X This is the other round of accumulation for the firm. This is timed when ETH is trading around multi-month lows. The institutional confidence does not seem to be deterred by short-run price weakness. Past examination…

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