Ether (ETH) went nowhere in the week to September 8, 2026. CoinPaprika's daily snapshots put it at $2,483.72 that day, against $2,447.07 a week earlier, so the move was about +1.5%. CoinGecko priced it at $2,489.40 at 00:00 UTC. The 30-day picture is different: ETH was about 29% higher than on August 8. Almost all of that gain came in three days, August 19 to 21. Since then the price has moved sideways in a narrow band.
Later update: CoinPaprika's weekly snapshots put ETH at $2,694.57 on October 1 and $2,410.97 on October 22, 2026. That is about 3% below the September 8 level.
The numbers on September 8, 2026
| Measure | Value | Source, time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,489.40 | CoinGecko, 00:00 UTC |
| Market cap | $303.8B | CoinGecko, 00:00 UTC |
| 24h trading volume, all tracked markets | $11.3B | CoinGecko, 00:00 UTC |
| 7-day change | about +1.5% ($2,447.07 → $2,483.72) | CoinPaprika daily snapshots, Sep 1 → Sep 8 |
| 30-day change | about +29.5% ($1,917.75 → $2,483.72) | CoinPaprika daily snapshots, Aug 8 → Sep 8 |
| Distance from all-time high | about 50% below | ATH about $4,946, August 24, 2025 |
The two aggregators sample at slightly different moments and from a different mix of markets, which is why their September 8 prices differ by about $6. On either figure, the week was flat.
The all-time high is about $4,946 on August 24, 2025. Reported values for that day vary by data provider: $4,946.23 in one report and $4,953.73 in another.
Where the 30-day gain came from
CoinPaprika's daily snapshots show ETH holding between $1,876 and $1,918 from August 8 to August 18. It then rose to $2,002.95 on August 19, $2,287.30 on August 20 and $2,397.92 on August 21. That is a gain of about 26% in three days.
Yahoo Finance reported two drivers on August 20, 2026:
- President Trump pushed Congress to pass the Clarity Act. Yahoo noted the bill was stalled in the Senate, with a procedural vote scheduled for September.
- Long-term Treasury yields fell after the Treasury said it would expand its buybacks of long-term debt.
Yahoo put ETH's open that day at $2,251.93, up 17.5% from the previous day's open.
Where ETH's 30-day gain came from
How much of ether's rise to September 8, 2026 came in the three days from August 19 to 21, and how much moved after?
Data table
| Item | USD | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1,917.75 | |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 2,002.95 | |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2,287.3 | |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 2,397.92 |
Data table
| Item | USD | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 (band high) | 2,506.56 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 2,447.07 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 (band low) | 2,396.71 | |
| Sep 6, 2026 (week high) | 2,498.19 | |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 2,483.72 |
Bars show daily 00:00 UTC snapshots from one data provider only; they miss intraday highs and lows and say nothing about where the price goes next.
The week itself: a narrow range
From August 21 to September 8, every daily snapshot fell between $2,396.71 (September 2) and $2,506.56 (August 27). That is a band of under 5%. In the week to September 8, the lowest daily snapshot was $2,396.71 on September 2 and the highest $2,498.19 on September 6.
What funding rates on perpetual futures measure
Perpetual futures have no expiry date. A periodic payment called the funding rate keeps their price close to spot. In the standard design described by He, Manela, Ross and von Wachter in "Fundamentals of Perpetual Futures", the payment is proportional to the gap between the perpetual's price and the spot price. When the perpetual trades above spot, longs pay shorts.
A positive funding rate therefore means leveraged buyers are paying to keep their positions open. It shows which way leveraged traders lean. It does not predict where the price goes next. The authors also note that perpetual prices are not guaranteed to converge to spot.
Daily snapshots smooth out intraday swings, so the true weekly high and low were somewhat wider than the range shown above. Nothing here is investment advice.
