Ethereum Today: Price, Why It’s Moving and the Latest News

Ethereum was little changed over the past 24 hours: ETH traded at $2,526 (+0.9%) as of 13:32 UTC on Monday, October 12, 2026. Bitcoin was -0.6% at $82,518 and the total crypto market -3.1%, so ETH did better than the market. 22 of the 40 largest coins were higher.

Why is Ethereum flat today? What the numbers show

• Versus the market. ETH moved against the market: +0.9% while total crypto market value was -3.1%. That points to a Ethereum-specific driver; see the stories below.
• Versus Bitcoin. ETH beat Bitcoin by 1.5 percentage points over 24 hours, and ranked 11th of 40 large coins by 24-hour change. Bitcoin dominance is 58.9% and Ether dominance 11.0%.
• Trading activity. 24-hour trading volume was $12.6 billion, equal to 4.1% of ETH's $308.6 billion market value, up 82.1% on the previous day. Volume did not change sharply, so the move was not driven by a surge of trading.
• 24-hour range. ETH traded between $2,499 (14:25 UTC, Oct 11) and $2,571 (07:05 UTC), a 2.9% swing. The high came after the low. The current price sits in the middle of that range.
• The bigger picture. Over 7 days ETH is -6.9% and over 30 days -0.3%. The 30-day range is $2,389 to $2,775. ETH is 48.9% below its all-time high of $4,946.
• Sentiment. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 69 (Greed), up from 61 a day earlier.
• Network demand. The average Ethereum gas price is 0.12 gwei. Gas below 2 gwei points to quiet on-chain activity, with most transactions happening on layer 2s.

Ethereum, Bitcoin and the market at a glance

The live ETH price, chart and converter are on our Ethereum price page. For the rest of the market, see our Markets page and the Ethereum news desk.

How this report is made

CryptoNewsInsights calculates every figure in this report from CoinGecko market data recorded at 13:32 UTC on Monday, October 12, 2026, with the gas price read from a public Ethereum node. Stablecoins and wrapped or staked versions of other coins are left out of the rankings. Changes are over the previous 24 hours unless stated. The report describes what the price did and which measurable factors moved with it; it does not claim a single cause and does not predict prices. It is not financial advice.