The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH between April 8 and April 11. They received approximately $11.1 million in DAI. The average execution price came out to $2,221 per ETH.

They used CoWSwap's TWAP feature to break it into smaller batches. That approach spreads the sell across time to reduce market impact. It is a deliberate method, not a panic dump.

This was not unexpected either. The Foundation announced the plan on April 8 on X before executing it. That transparency is newer behavior compared to their older pattern of selling without prior notice.

$ETH was trading near $2,241 by April 11, slightly above the average sale price. So the Foundation did not time the top. They sold into a relatively quiet range.

What catches my attention is the frequency. March 14 they sold another 5,000 ETH via OTC to BitMine at $2,042 per ETH. Two significant sales within a month is a pattern worth noting.

The Foundation has publicly shifted toward staking more of their treasury, targeting around 70,000 ETH staked. These periodic conversions to stablecoins fund operations and grants on the side. So the selling is structural, not distress.

Still, the community tends to react to EF sells regardless of the reason. It has historically coincided with local tops or weak periods for ETH price. Whether that holds this time is the real question.

ETH closed April 11 near $2,241.

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