{"id":49931,"date":"2025-09-03T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=49931"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:29:55","slug":"why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The crypto market faces volatility and whale sell-offs ahead of the FOMC meeting. Ethereum (ETH), <strong>World Liberty Financial (WLFI)<\/strong>, PythNetwork (PYTH), and Bonk (BONK) prices declined significantly today. Ethereum Foundation\u2019s 10,000 ETH sale and investor sell-offs triggered the drop. The market saw $242 million in liquidations. Here are the details.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#Why_Are_Ethereum_and_Altcoins_Falling\" title=\"Why Are Ethereum and Altcoins Falling?\">Why Are Ethereum and Altcoins Falling?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#How_FOMC_and_Economic_Data_Impact_the_Market\" title=\"How FOMC and Economic Data Impact the Market\">How FOMC and Economic Data Impact the Market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Are_Ethereum_and_Altcoins_Falling\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why Are Ethereum and Altcoins Falling?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ethereum dropped 2.3% today, trading at $4,300. It lost 6.2% over the week. The Ethereum Foundation\u2019s deposit of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/ethereum-foundation-10000-eth-sale\/\"><strong>10,000 ETH<\/strong><\/a> ($42.7 million) to Kraken sparked the decline. Additionally, whale sell-offs and shifting investor sentiment pressured the market. However, the fear and greed index shows neutral sentiment. This did not shield ETH and other altcoins from the downturn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">World Liberty Financial (WLFI) also faced a sharp decline. Despite Trump family backing, WLFI fell 50% from its peak. Today, it dropped 8% to $0.2238. Token unlocks triggered investor sell-offs. Meanwhile, WLFI\u2019s market cap stands at $5.54 billion. This reflects broader market pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>PythNetwork (PYTH)<\/strong> also saw a downturn. After nearly 100% gains in a day, PYTH fell 3.84% today. Mixed technical signals and profit-taking drove the decline. Still, PYTH remains up 37% weekly. Finally, Bonk (BONK) meme coin lost 1% today. A wallet linked to Galaxy Digital transferred 510 billion BONK to an exchange, increasing sell-off pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_FOMC_and_Economic_Data_Impact_the_Market\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How FOMC and Economic Data Impact the Market<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The crypto market fluctuates with U.S. economic data releases this week. The JOLTS report comes today, followed by unemployment claims tomorrow and non-farm payrolls on Friday. These reports will influence Fed interest rate decisions. Moreover, $242 million in crypto positions were liquidated, affecting 107,700 investors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ethereum long positions saw $43 million in liquidations, followed by Bitcoin at $21.73 million.The market shows mixed trends. Bitcoin and XRP rise, while ETH, WLFI, and PYTH decline. This divergence stems from varying investor sentiments. Ultimately, volatility increases ahead of the FOMC meeting. Investors focus on economic data and Fed outcomes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Telegram,\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0channels for\u00a0the latest\u00a0<a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crypto market faces volatility and whale sell-offs ahead of the FOMC meeting. Ethereum (ETH), World Liberty Financial (WLFI), PythNetwork (PYTH), and Bonk (BONK) prices declined significantly today. Ethereum Foundation\u2019s 10,000 ETH sale and investor sell-offs triggered the drop. The market saw $242 million in liquidations. Here are the details. Why Are Ethereum and Altcoins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":48726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[23241,16509,5176,13739,12993,9417,11939,17760,8648],"class_list":["post-49931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-news","tag-bonk-sell-offs","tag-crypto-liquidation","tag-economic-data","tag-ethereum-decline","tag-fomc-meeting","tag-investor-sentiment","tag-pyth-price","tag-whale-sales","tag-wlfi-token"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T11:00:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T09:29:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Yeliz Akmaca\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Yeliz Akmaca\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-03T11:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-03T09:29:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5f900e6c865999388c1ea494e5953442\"},\"description\":\"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"altcoin 2026\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Coin Engineer\",\"description\":\"Btc, Coins, Pre-Sale, DeFi, NFT\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5f900e6c865999388c1ea494e5953442\",\"name\":\"Yeliz Akmaca\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b399e2146177639d343205648bae3bdb3cd7bb9d02c7186f71149c7122151b69?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b399e2146177639d343205648bae3bdb3cd7bb9d02c7186f71149c7122151b69?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Yeliz Akmaca\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/author\/cmyelizz\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer","description":"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer","og_description":"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!","og_url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/","og_site_name":"Coin Engineer","article_published_time":"2025-09-03T11:00:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-03T09:29:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Yeliz Akmaca","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Yeliz Akmaca","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/","url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/","name":"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted? - Coin Engineer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png","datePublished":"2025-09-03T11:00:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-03T09:29:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5f900e6c865999388c1ea494e5953442"},"description":"ETH, WLFI, PYTH, and BONK prices fell due to FOMC-driven volatility and whale sell-offs. Ethereum dropped 2.3%, WLFI 8%. Read market insights!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/exchange-altcoins.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"altcoin 2026"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-ethereum-wlfi-pyth-and-bonk-failed\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Crypto Crash: Why Ethereum, WLFI, PYTH, BONK Plummeted?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/","name":"Coin Engineer","description":"Btc, Coins, Pre-Sale, DeFi, NFT","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5f900e6c865999388c1ea494e5953442","name":"Yeliz Akmaca","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b399e2146177639d343205648bae3bdb3cd7bb9d02c7186f71149c7122151b69?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b399e2146177639d343205648bae3bdb3cd7bb9d02c7186f71149c7122151b69?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Yeliz Akmaca"},"url":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/author\/cmyelizz\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49932,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49931\/revisions\/49932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}