RUNE rally: A closer look at THORChain’s new synthetic assets
A THORChain synth is unique: Backed by 50% of the underlying asset and 50% of RUNE instead of 100% of the actual asset. THORChain (RUNE) has appreciated nearly 41% in the past seven days, according to the data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, and its recent price action is even leading the entire crypto market in the first quarter of 2021. Its mainnet launch, which was originally slated last year, is one of the main factors that led to its recent price surge. But, the other factor that provided added momentum is the integration of synthetic assets to its network. Why was this such a huge....
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“Trading with synthetics on THORChain has half the swap fees, making swaps cheaper, cheap gas fees, and faster for traders. You can do near-instant trades at a high volume,” said developer Chad Barraford. The price of the native asset for cross-chain decentralized exchange THORChain (RUNE) has spiked by 34% in a day following the activating of synthetic assets on the network.At the time of writing the price had settled back to a 21% gain over the past 24 hours to sit at $5.27.. Crypto synthetics or synths are derivative tokens of other digital assets that are pegged to the value of the....
After four years of waiting, THORChain’s new mainnet “marks the achievement of a fully functional, feature-rich protocol with a large ecosystem and strong community.” The price of THORChain’s token RUNE is up 16% since the project announced the official launch of its mainnet on June 22. The team announced the mainnet launch on Wednesday, alongside the rollout of a “Rune in a Million Campaign” on Binance that contains a total of $1 million worth of RUNE rewards for users of the exchange. The announcement has been followed by a 16% bump for RUNE to $2.18 at the time of writing, and the price....
Tron rallied during today’s session, as it headed towards a one-week high, following recent declines. This came as Thorchain’s RUNE continued to trade lower, with today’s drop pushing prices closer to their lowest point since January 2021.
Tron (TRX)
Tron (TRX) surged towards a seven-day week high during Thursday’s session, as prices rebounded following a recent decline.
Less than a day after trading at a bottom of $0.06955, TRX/USD rose to a peak of $0.07444 earlier in the day.
Today’s peak is the highest level prices....
Cross-chain exchange THORChain (RUNE) price registers a gain of 8.12% seen in the past two days. Amazingly, RUNE price maintains its bullish streak as it sprints above the rising parallel channel pattern. More so, a reversal seen at the support trendline may also ignite a bull run as it hammers through the resistance trendline. On the other hand, referring to the technical analysis, this particular pattern may trigger a price correction following a breach from the bottom trendline. EMAs are seen at $2.5 showing strong resistance on the downside. Thorchain’s 24-hour trading volume....
Successful cross-chain integrations, a thriving community and renewed interest in DeFi projects back THORChain’s current rally. In the past week, a large number of altcoins have broken from their sideways ranges to post double-digit gains and it appears that investors are interpreting the current trend as a new ‘altcoin season’. As historical data shows, these altcoin breakouts typically occur after Bitcoin (BTC) enters a consolidation phase after a sharp rally similar to the one the maket has witnessed over the past three weeks. For many of the recent top movers, technical analysis....