Ethereum Signals Strength As Citigroup Eyes $5.5 Trillion Tokenized Asset Boom

Ethereum’s funding rate climbed to its highest level since August 23, 2025 on May 31, even as the token slipped below the $2,000 mark. The move pointed to heavy long positioning, and that crowding showed up again on June 1 when about $84 million in long ETH bets were wiped out. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Prolonged Downtrend Through 2027, Analyst Warns Citigroup Sees Tokenization Breakout Citig