Ethereum Carries Bitcoin Price Up, Will “The Merge” Live to Expectations?
September 06 2022 - 09:47AM
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The Bitcoin price has been stuck below $20,000 as Ethereum and
other altcoins take over the price action and push the sector
upwards. Ethereum just deployed the “Bellatrix” upgrade, the final
step before “The Merge”, and the price of Ethereum is blazing
through local resistance. Related Reading: Ethereum Classic (ETC)
Produces A Godlike Candle, How Far Can It Go? At the time of
writing, Bitcoin price trades at $19,900 with sideways movement
across the last 24 hours and 7 days respectively. In the meantime,
the Ethereum price trades at $1,670 with a 7% and 8% profit over
the same time periods, respectively. Ethereum Could Breakout Of
This Range While The Bitcoin Price Lags “The Merge” will migrate
the Ethereum network from a Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus to a
Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus. This event has caused a lot of hype
across the crypto markets, as some investors believe Ethereum will
see more improvements and will enter a new era of adoption. As seen
in the chart below, a pseudonym trader outlines Ethereum price
current range and its attempt to break out of overhead resistance.
If Ethereum validates this bullish move, the cryptocurrency might
achieve another milestone and “flip” Bitcoin in terms of market
capitalization. Of course, “The Merge” poses many questions for
investors as they wonder if this will operate as a “buy the rumor,
sell the news” event. The pseudonym trader said: ETH attempting to
break out of a range. The last time it did so it doubled relative
to BTC If it doubles again relative to BTC it’ll flip it. Will
Bitcoiners let it happen? Or will they mercilessly pump BTC to stop
the ratio from getting worse? Or will it all dump for a reset? Can
Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? Trading desk QCP Capital might provide some
clues into some of these questions. In a recent report, the firm
claims Ethereum price has been correcting after reaching oversold
levels in the aftermath of the Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
liquidations. Therefore, a lot of the move upward might be the
price bouncing back as selling pressure faded and less related to
“The Merge”. There are two potential bullish factors associated
with “The Merge”: the transition will reduce ETH supply issuance
while increasing its burning rate. While the former is “looking
bullish”, QCP claims, the latter is trending to the downside. In
other words, the supply is being burned at a slower rate heading
into “The Merge”. QCP Capital added: This doesn’t change our view
on the long-term viability of ETH, and its consequent bullish
impact on price. We think ETH will be THE asset of the decade.
However, it does change the short-to-medium-term price dynamics,
and how much of the event is already priced in. As “The Merge”
approaches, the trading firm will look into Ethereum price
mimicking the Bitcoin price “halving” effect. This could provide
ETH’s price performance with further support to reclaim its
previously lost territory and continue to push the sector up with
it, including the Bitcoin price. Related Reading: MANA Seen Rising
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