[LIVE]With ETH Pumping And BTC Maintaining, What’s The Best Crypto To Buy Now?

On 22 August 2025, the altcoin king managed to breach its previous all-time high (ATH) of $4,885, achieved in November 2021. The new ATH now stands at $4,866. Is it the best crypto to buy now? Industry insiders certainly think so.

The market projection for ETH is rapidly turning bullish. Standard Chartered has revised its year-end 2025 price target to $7,500, up from $4,000. Further, it predicted that ETH will reach $25,000 by 2028.

ETH surged by more than 15% on 22 August 2025 after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at an upcoming rate cut, prompting investors to turn up the ante.

As of this writing, ETH’s price has decreased slightly, trading around the $4,770 level.

Ethereum

Price

Market Cap

ETH

$577.13B

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According to crypto analytics and trading platforms like Hyblock, this rally in ETH is fundamentally different from its earlier peaks. Hyblock maintains that in this case, the price action is being driven by genuine demand rather than early investors offloading supply and stalling momentum.

Now that the ETF inflow is accelerating and the treasury is beginning to adopt ETH, paired with the tailwinds from the GENIUS Act, the altcoin might be entering a phase of extreme bullishness.

THE WHALE PLAYBOOK

One Bitcoin OG keeps moving BTC into ETH.
Latest shift: 4,000 $BTC ($460M).

Totals so far:
– 179,448 $ETH bought ($806M)
– Avg price $4,490
– Still long with 135,265 ETH ($581M)

He’s not speculating, he’s building conviction.

The only question:
What does… pic.twitter.com/HNNHM5IUqg

— Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) August 24, 2025

ETH ETFs on 21 August 2025, recorded $287.6 M in inflows after witnessing four straight days of outflow. Supported by the inflows, the total ETF holdings have pushed past $12.12 B as the feels a renewed institutional confidence.

Meanwhile, corporate treasuries are accumulating quietly in the background. BitMine, SharpLink, BTCS and GaneSquare have collectively added around $1.6B in ETH over the last month, pushing total corporate reserves to $29.75B.

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BTC Maintaining At $114k. Is It Still The Best Crypto To Buy Now? Or Is An Altcoin Season Coming?

While BTC saw a bump up to the $117k level on 22 August 2025, it has since then slid back down to the $114k zone and is maintaining. This downside in performance has coincided with ETH’s rally, leading to it breaching its ATH.

Bitcoin

Price

Market Cap

BTC

$2.29T

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BTC is facing an outflow problem. BTC’s share of the crypto market capitalisation has fallen below 60% for the first time in four months. As of this writing, its market dominance sits at 56.6%, according to CoinGecko’s data.

At its peak this year, BTC commanded 66% of the total crypto market capitalisation.

BTC Dominance Chart

(BTC Dominance Chart)

Waning BTC performance signals a clear shift in investor behaviour. They are rotating capital into altcoins, particularly into large-cap assets like ETH, chasing a higher yield potential.

BTC created a CME price gap on 23 August 2025 after shedding roughly 1.87% since the session’s open. Such gaps have historically been filled pretty quickly, which means that BTC could potentially rebound towards $117k in the near term.

$BTC has formed a $2000 CME Gap

I’ve got a cautious read on this gap. Its size is notably larger than prior ones, which suggests it could take longer to fill.

Be careful if you are trying to target this on the LTF. pic.twitter.com/Cmng2FdLEO

— Killa (@KillaXBT) August 23, 2025

The RSI is in a neutral territory but trending downward. Meanwhile, the MACD shows a bearish divergence. Both technical indicators suggest a waning of momentum. Furthermore, a drop in trading volume suggests a weakening of buying pressure.

Interestingly, recent price action shows hammer-like candles with long wicks forming near the $112k support zone, suggesting that buyers are defending this position.

If BTC holds above the 112k level and manages to breach the $117k level decisively, bullish momentum will carry it forward, where upside targets could emerge at $120.9k and $124.5k, aligning with the upper Fibonacci retracement zone.

#Bitcoin is holding $112K support after hammer candles signaled buyer defense. A break above $117K could unlock targets at $120.9K–$124.4K, with $130K in play. pic.twitter.com/zgjCHY14F4

— Arslan Ali (@forex_arslan) August 24, 2025