How The Ethereum Merge Is Boosting ETH Market Dominance
The Ethereum merge from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is now roughly 30 days away after what feels like years of anticipation. While price action is the mainstay pillar of speculation, anticipation over ‘The Merge’ continues to grow – and so too does ETH’s market dominance. New data shows that Ethereum continues to gain ground […]
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During the last 35 days, ethereum has lost a significant amount of market dominance leading up to The Merge. On August 14, 2022, the second leading crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, had a market dominance of around 19.5% but three days after the transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), it’s down 13% lower to 16.8%.
In 35 Days, Ethereum’s Market Dominance Slides 13% Lower
Ethereum’s market valuation has dropped a great deal during the past month after reaching $1,996 per unit on August 14, 2022. At that time, ethereum’s market cap was $239.74....
The recent market recovery has seen digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum put on significant amounts of value over the last couple of days. However, there have been some who have been market leaders in this regard, and Ethereum is one of them. The digital asset had rallied upwards due to the announcement that the Merge was happening in September, but that is not the only aspect where the second-largest cryptocurrency in the crypto market had recorded a recovery. Ethereum Steals Market Dominance Ethereum’s rally above $1,500 had seen its market cap grow above $190 billion once more.....
With the Ethereum Merge successfully completed, bitcoin has seen its biggest proof of work competitor network eliminated. While the pioneer digital asset had maintained the largest share of the proof of work networks prior to the Ethereum Merge, it is now in almost complete control of all the market cap of these coins. So while […]
Hint: Many altcoins—not just LUNA—are down over 80% from their all-time highs in 2022. Bitcoin (BTC) is regaining its lost crypto market dominance even as it trades nearly 60% below its record highs.Bitcoin dominance at 6-month highsThe Bitcoin Market Dominance (BTC.D) index, a metric that weighs BTC's market capitalization against the rest of the cryptocurrency market, jumped to around 47% on May 27, its highest since October 2021.Bitcoin Market Dominance daily chart. Source: TradingViewThe dominance index swelled despite the drop in Bitcoin's market cap in the last six months from $1.3....
We’re in a post-merge world, and the lessons keep arriving. As it turns out, the mythical Merge was a sell-the-news event for Ethereum. Technically, the event was a success and Ethereum kept a 100% uptime as optimistically predicted. Economically, the asset has been bleeding for the whole post-merge season. As a result, Ethereum lost ground against bitcoin, and bitcoin dominance is back up. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Is Declining Following The Merge, Vital Trading Levels To Follow Let’s go to Arcane Research’s The Weekly Update for the exact stats and numbers: “Since the merge, Ether....