Ethereum classic was a notable mover in today’s session, as the token rose by nearly 30% on Tuesday. The surge comes as it was confirmed that the Ethereum merge event will take place next week, between September 13-15. Another big mover was avalanche, which rose by over 8% earlier today.
Ethereum classic (ETC) climbed above the $40 mark on Tuesday, as markets reacted to news of The Merge event.
Following a low of $32.20 to start the week, ETC/USD surged to a peak of $41.46 earlier in the day.
Today’s rally saw ethereum classic breakout of a recent ceiling of $40.00, hitting its highest point since August 18 in the process.
As seen on the chart, this breakout comes as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI) also pushed through a resistance of its own.
Currently the index is tracking at a level of 63.72, which is above a ceiling of 61.40, which had been in place since August 17.
The next point of resistance in the indicator looks to be the 66.50 level, and if reached, we could see ETC near $45.00.
Avalanche (AVAX) also resided in the green during today’s session, with the token climbing by nearly 8%.
AVAX/USD raced to a high of $20.43 on Tuesday, taking prices close to a key resistance point of $20.50.
This move, which saw prices climb for a fourth consecutive day, resulted in avalanche hitting its highest point since August 30.
Honing in on the chart, it can be seen that the RSI is also near a resistance of its own at 43.10, and is currently tracking at 41.21.
As of writing, AVAX is trading under $20.00, as bulls retreated following a close collision with the $20.50 ceiling.
Hope still remains that the bullish pressure could intensify leading to a breakout, however several obstacles remain, mainly with the upcoming obstacle on the RSI.
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Eliman brings a eclectic point of view to market analysis, having worked as a brokerage director, retail trading educator, and market commentator in Crypto, Stocks and FX.
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Ethereum classic was a notable mover in today’s session, as the token rose by nearly 30% on Tuesday. The surge comes as it was confirmed that the Ethereum merge event will take place next week, between September 13-15. Another big mover was avalanche, which rose by over 8% earlier today.
Ethereum classic (ETC) climbed above the $40 mark on Tuesday, as markets reacted to news of The Merge event.
Following a low of $32.20 to start the week, ETC/USD surged to a peak of $41.46 earlier in the day.
Today’s rally saw ethereum classic breakout of a recent ceiling of $40.00, hitting its highest point since August 18 in the process.
As seen on the chart, this breakout comes as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI) also pushed through a resistance of its own.
Currently the index is tracking at a level of 63.72, which is above a ceiling of 61.40, which had been in place since August 17.
The next point of resistance in the indicator looks to be the 66.50 level, and if reached, we could see ETC near $45.00.
Avalanche (AVAX) also resided in the green during today’s session, with the token climbing by nearly 8%.
AVAX/USD raced to a high of $20.43 on Tuesday, taking prices close to a key resistance point of $20.50.
This move, which saw prices climb for a fourth consecutive day, resulted in avalanche hitting its highest point since August 30.
Honing in on the chart, it can be seen that the RSI is also near a resistance of its own at 43.10, and is currently tracking at 41.21.
As of writing, AVAX is trading under $20.00, as bulls retreated following a close collision with the $20.50 ceiling.
Hope still remains that the bullish pressure could intensify leading to a breakout, however several obstacles remain, mainly with the upcoming obstacle on the RSI.
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Do you anticipate that avalanche will break out of its $20.50 resistance point? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Eliman brings a eclectic point of view to market analysis, having worked as a brokerage director, retail trading educator, and market commentator in Crypto, Stocks and FX.
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Approximately 14 days ago, the stablecoin neutrino usd (USDN) tapped a high of $0.994 per unit, and ever since then, USDN has not been able to rise above the $0.97 per unit range. The dollar-pegged asset is associated with the Waves blockchain protocol, and recently the Neutrino Protocol decided to add a token called SURF to USDN’s reserve basket in order to “improve the mechanics of recapitalizing USDN reserves.”
Another stablecoin has shown a deviation away from U.S. dollar parity, as USDN tapped a low of $0.94 per unit on September 5, 2022. Coingecko.com statistics indicate neutrino usd dropped even lower the day before, slipping to $0.918 per coin. 30-day metrics show USDN dropped to $0.905 on August 26. It’s not the first time USDN has deviated away from the $1 parity. Prior to the August 26 low, year-to-date, neutrino usd has seen three more significant drops below the $1 price value.
Prior to August 26, on July 14, USDN’s price dropped to $0.938 per token and on May 11, USDN slipped to $0.824 per coin. On April 4, neutrino usd dropped even lower than the losses recorded on May 11, as USDN dropped to $0.787 per coin that day. In more recent times, the Neutrino Protocol added a token called SURF (Smart Utility Recapitalization Feature) to USDN’s basket of reserves. There are now four different tokens leveraged for USDN reserves as SURF joins the USDN stablecoin, NSBT, and WAVES.
Neutrino Protocol calls itself “an algorithmic price-stable assetization protocol acting as an accessible defi toolkit.” The team believes SURF will improve USDN’s backing ratio (BR) by achieving “BR equilibrium and provide additional incentives for the community and investors.” Some crypto proponents have said Waves developers are creating ways to make USDN “undepeggable,” and SURF is a solution toward that effort. Adding SURF to the USDN reserve mix has come under scrutiny and criticism as well.
Some individuals have said Waves is a Ponzi scheme and USDN has been compared to Terra’s UST. However, Waves founder Sasha Ivanov discussed the criticism with Coindesk on August 31 and he dismissed the comparison of USDN to Terra’s UST. “UST was backed by nothing – LUNA [the token] was burned to create UST. It was never intended to be backed up by anything other than the algorithm,” Ivanov told the reporter. “The opposite is true of USDN. WAVES tokens are held in a smart contract to collateralize USDN.”
What do you think about USDN remaining below the $0.97 per unit range and its deviations away from the $1 parity? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.
Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 5,700 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.
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