To be honest, this time really feels a bit different.

Just confirmed—ETH futures trading volume on a top-tier exchange has, for the first time in history, surpassed BTC. Yes, you read that right, for the first time ever.

What does this mean? Institutional money is starting to flow toward ETH. An executive from the exchange even admitted that, because ETH options are more volatile and offer more strategies, a large number of professional traders are now focusing on this asset.

But here’s the even bigger news:

Remember Tom Lee? The Wall Street veteran who’s nailed the timing several times. He recently went all in on ETH, boldly predicting that after the December 3 Fusaka upgrade, the price could surge to the $20,000–$50,000 range.

Why does he have the confidence to say this? Just look at his track record—

In the depths of the 2018 bear market, he used his own model to accurately call the BTC bottom. At the end of 2022, when pessimism was everywhere, he was one of the few bullish voices on the 2023 US stock market, and he got it all right.

This time, he’s not just talking. The mining company he chairs directly bought nearly 100,000 ETH last week. That’s real money on the line — his stance couldn’t be clearer.

Now, several signals are already in place:

- Data from a leading exchange has shifted.
- A top analyst has publicly called it and gone in heavy himself.
- The Fusaka upgrade is coming soon.
- If the privacy protocol that Vitalik is testing gets integrated in the future, the potential is even greater...

Upgrade expectations + macro environment + institutional inflows — the script is pretty clear, isn’t it? Do you think ETH can take off this time?