Ethereum Hits 2.5 Year High on Supply Deficit Woes; More Gains Ahead?
The cost to purchase one Ethereum (ETH) token surged to its two-year high in the days leading up to its transformation into a proof-of-stake asset. The ETH/USD exchange rate [almost] hit $600 on Monday following a 6.21 percent upside move, its highest level since May 2018. Traders apprehensively increased their bullish bets on the pair […]
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The active supply of Ethereum (ETH), measured on a 6-12 month timeframe, has dipped to its 17-month low. Data fetched by Glassnode shows that there are now over 15.1 million ETH available for accumulation even as the demand for the cryptocurrency grows ahead of its much-awaited protocol migration to proof-of-stake. At its periodic high, the […]
Bitcoin rose for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday, as the token moved to a three-week high. The price surge came ahead of this afternoon’s U.S. inflation report, which is expected to come in at 8.1% for August. Ethereum continued to trade lower in today’s session, as volatility remained high ahead of The Merge. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rose for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday, as markets anticipated the release of the U.S. consumer price index. Inflation in the United States is expected to fall to 8.1% in August, following a decline to 8.5% the month prior.....
Ethereum prices rose Monday as its on-chain fundamentals confirmed supply constraints across all the leading exchanges against rising demand. The Ethereum-to-dollar exchange rate climbed by up to 8.72 percent to $740, a level it last tested in May 2018. Intraday-wise, the pair’s upside move came in the wake of a correcting Bitcoin, which, on Sunday, […]
U.S. inflation continues to roar higher as this week’s data from the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 6.2% from a year ago. Americans are concerned as the Federal Reserve has expanded the monetary supply like at no other time in history, suppressed the benchmark interest rate, and U.S. politicians are creating multi-trillion-dollar packages with money the government doesn’t have. The news of hotter than usual inflation caused stock markets to fall on Wednesday, and U.S. president Joe Biden said the White House is prioritizing “getting prices down.” Inflation:....
Bitcoin (BTC) traders and investors may face a supply deficit as major firms increase their stockpiling of the cryptocurrency, according to Dan Tapeiro of New York-based global macro fund DTAP Capital. “SHORTAGES of Bitcoin [is] possible,” the founder tweeted on Thursday. “Barry Silbert’s Grayscale Investments Trust is eating up BTC like there is no tomorrow. If 77 percent of all newly mined turns into 110 percent, then it’s lights out.” The statement came after Grayscale released […]