Ethereum sees mixed spot flow as Pedro Gomes warns of EIP-8141 risks
Ethereum (ETH)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Pedro Gomes warns of potential setbacks for Ethereum if EIP-8141 is implemented in its current form. He argues that after ten years of development toward native account abstraction, the current approach is too complex and engineered. Gomes urges the ACDE group to be more receptive to the community regarding this upgrade. He previously highlighted that EIP-8130 simplifies wallet usability and noted that L1 development is lagging behind L2 rollups.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ETH, measured when this story was written up on 28 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ETH is trading at $2,510.94 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 65.9%, contrasting sharply with the 4-hour ratio of 46.7% and the 24-hour ratio of 48.6%. This indicates that buying pressure is building in the immediate short term, even as it remains balanced over longer periods. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$6,722,840, while the 4-hour and 24-hour deltas are negative at -$5,080,929 and -$22,699,506 respectively. A positive volume delta means buyers are initiating more market orders than sellers, while a negative delta suggests sellers are dominating the flow. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) for the 24-hour period closes at -$49,181,330, showing net selling pressure over the full day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.5% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What ETH did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ETH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 51.3%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 48.6% slightly lower by 2.6 points. Volume has also decreased to 0.74x the weekly average, indicating lighter trading activity compared to recent norms. Despite this, the coin has seen a price change of +7.9% over eight days with a total volume delta of +$248,748,632. This suggests that while today is an unusual day for lower volume and slightly reduced buying balance, the broader weekly trend remains net positive.