The total amount of Ether (ETH) held by all the crypto exchanges fell to its lowest levels, just as its price rose back above $3,000 per token on Sept. 23.
Data collected by CryptoQuant, a blockchain analytics platform, showed that exchanges' net Ethereum token reserves dropped to 18.533 million ETH, compared to 23.92 million ETH a year ago. Meanwhile, the cost to purchase one Ether rose from almost $349 to as high as $3,078, showcasing an inverse correlation between ETH reserves on exchanges and prices.