Ethereum (ETH) is the second biggest cryptocurrency in the world in terms of market cap, and during the course of the Bitcoin rally, it has had its ups and down as well. Bitcoin has seen wild price swings this year; its price has risen over 220% since January. Well, Ethereum has also witnessed crazy price movements.
Wild Moves
Ethereum has seen plenty of action in the past month, when it hit a monthly low of $226 and a high of $360. Right now, it is trading at $294.
Talking about resistance level, ETH is at $296.10. Some believe that we will see it rise to $300, which is the next resistance level.
ETH is currently holding support at $285.9. Once it is cleared, the sell-off may be extended to $278, which is the lowest level of July 2. The next barrier comes at $271.6, which is the lowest level of July 3.
Fundamental Change
There is some good news for Ethereum holders, which has to do with a fundamental change to the entire ecosystem. According to reports, the Ethereum network is apparently going to switch to a staking consensus system from the current proof of work one, and although it has had its share of brickbats from critics, this is going to be the start of the next generation of the cryptocurrency, as it were.
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To reduce the whole thing to much simpler language, this is a natural progression of the Ethereum project and one that has been wanted by the developers for quite some time. It is believed that there had been some form of agreement among developers that Ethereum 2.0 was going to go live around this time, and it seems that it is going ahead on schedule.
The network switch will also help the blockchain in managing more transactions with far more ease, and in this regard, it is important to note that the transaction value managed to cross the one million thresholds back on June 28. This is a significant development, and it remains to be seen what effect it will have on Ethereum’s price.
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