In the last few days Ethereum has experienced a strong recovery rally, rising from below $2,000 to almost $2,700. ETH may be set to continue its ascent toward $3,000 in the near future for three specific reasons even though some of this spike can be ascribed to general market momentum. There has been one of the biggest accumulation spikes in years in addresses with 10,000-100,000 ETH.

These wallets usually belong to high-net-worth individuals, funds and institutions. These organizations tend to position themselves ahead of significant movements rather than chase prices. The magnitude and velocity of this accumulation point to confidence in Ethereum's medium-term course. Significant whale accumulation has historically come before noteworthy rallies, and this time appears to be no exception.

Staking activity has increased since Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, which combined aspects of the Electra and Prague upgrades. More ETH being locked into staking contracts suggests that investors are more confident in the network's long-term sustainability and that there is less supply in circulation, both of which encourage price pressure to rise. Additionally, the increase in staking suggests that holders anticipate higher yield and lower short-term volatility, which supports a bullish outlook.

A significant milestone has been reached in the Ethereum tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). Just in May, tokenized U.S. Treasury prices on the Ethereum mainnet surged 12%, reaching $5 billion for the first time. This indicates that Ethereum is becoming more widely used by institutions as the backbone of actual finance. Ethereum's growing popularity for physical regulated financial products is evidence of the network's scalability, security and long-term viability.

Technically speaking, on high volume ETH has decisively broken above the 50, 100 and 200 EMA levels. A healthy reset before another leg upward may be provided by the pullback on May 11, and the RSI is still high but not extreme. It is not only possible but also likely that Ethereum will move to $3,000 if it maintains $2,500 as support.