#美联储FOMC会议 Ethereum is now facing an unavoidable "critical moment," with the timeline roughly pointing to 2026.

Many people first entered the crypto market through Ethereum. The possibilities of smart contracts, the imagination of programmable currencies, and the Web3 vision all once showed us a different future. During the market peak in 2021, some even claimed ETH could break through the $10,000 mark.

But the market didn't follow the emotional script.

Since then, Ethereum has been trapped in a massive triangle pattern that has spanned several years. This formation has played psychological games twice: once pretending to break downward, once pretending to break upward, but both were false alarms, and the price ultimately remained within the range. This is not a matter of luck but a true reflection of large funds repeatedly probing and continuously reassessing.

Now, a turning point is brewing: the triangle is tightening, and the room for volatility is being squeezed little by little, leaving less and less time for the market to hesitate. Based on the pace of structural evolution, the moment of true direction confirmation is likely to arrive around 2026.

What does this mean? The next year could become the most critical transition period in Ethereum's history. It will no longer be driven by retail sentiment but by the ultimate structural trend providing the answer.

Many are still watching short-term rises and falls, but the real question is—once this multi-year pattern is broken, will you have positioned yourself correctly in advance, or will you wait until the trend fully unfolds before chasing?

Ethereum's moment of decision has truly arrived.

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