More than a month after the Ethereum Merge, the price of Ether is starting to take off, up 16% in the last week.
The latest moves in crypto markets, in context By Lyllah Ledesma, CoinDesk Markets Reporter Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. |
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Good morning. Here's what's moving in crypto today: |
- Ether has surged over the past week, beating bitcoin by a country mile.
- Dogecoin is having a moment in the wake of Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition.
- Hong Kong is getting friendlier to digital assets.
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● CoinDesk Market Index (CMI): 1,041.51 +1.17% ● Bitcoin (BTC): 20,733 +0.0% ● Ether (ETH): $1,624 +1.49% ● S&P 500 Futures: 3,893 -0.23% ● FTSE 100: 7,056.62 +0.13% ● US 10 Year Treasury Yield: 4.045% +0.028 CMI, BTC, ETH prices mark the 24hr change; S&P and FTSE are since Friday close |
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Ether (ETH) rallied 16% last week, registering its biggest weekly gain since July. It appears that Ethereum's recent technological overhaul (aka the "Merge") is beginning to have a bullish effect on the token price. ETH rose over 16% in the seven days up to Sunday, topping bitcoin's (BTC) 5% rise. Furious dogecoin trading over the weekend saw the shiba inu-themed coin reach a market capitalization of over $10 billion, almost doubling its value over what it was a week ago and making it one of the most liquidated coins among futures that track major cryptocurrencies. Dogecoin futures racked up over $89 million in liquidations since Friday, the same day Elon Musk — the self-proclaimed "dogefather" — confirmed his purchase of social network Twitter (TWTR). |
Hong Kong is warming up to digital assets, according to a statement the city's Legislative Council released to kick off FinTech week. The government is "open to the possibility" of virtual-asset exchange traded funds as well as tokenized securities, the statement says, pledging to protect investors with the right regulatory framework. The government says it's ready to engage with virtual-asset service providers and invite them to the city. |
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Market Insight: HUSD's Troubles |
Shortly after crypto exchange Huobi delisted its stablecoin HUSD, the value of the coin fell dramatically from its $1 peg. HUSD is down 72%, dropping to a low of 28 cents following the delisting on Friday. Huobi said users can still exchange HUSD for tether (USDT), which is also a stablecoin. HUSD's fall comes in the wake of a shake-up in the stablecoin sector, which began months ago with the collapse of terra USD (UST) and the implosion of the $60 billion Terra ecosystem. It's not the first sign of trouble for HUSD, which is issued by Stable Universal – it began to fluctuate away from its peg during the summer. HUSD has a market cap of $63 million, down from its all-time high of over $1 billion in 2021. Read the full story by Oliver Knight. |
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Chart of the Day: ETH in Motion |
- The above chart shows ether's daily price action going back to September 2021.
- Ether has recently outperformed bitcoin on the back of positive changes in demand-supply dynamics and now looks set to rise past a descending trendline, characterizing the 12-month bear market.
- A breakout may bring more chart-based traders to the market.
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