That is if Ethereum can weather three big price hurdles ahead of it in September,<\/p>\n
The Dencun upgrade\u2019s introduction of<\/a> low-cost blobs for Layer-2 blockchains to quickly scale the network to peers has unleashed a torrent of activity on Ethereum\u2019s decentralized smart contract network.<\/p>\n Since then, gas fees in ETH on the base layer of Ethereum have declined significantly. Although that has reduced validators\u2019 revenues, there has been a blossoming of activity on low-fee L2s.<\/p>\n Ethereum L2 monthly active users doubled after<\/a> Dencun took effect in March. Meanwhile, fees to use Base, Mantra, Starknet, Blast, and OP Mainnet have declined dramatically.<\/p>\n But Ethereum has struggled this year to reflect its improvements and future prospects in a consolidated movement of the market. When it slipped to $2,400 this week, its price was back to where it was in February.\u00a0By comparison, Bitcoin has<\/a> been doing a little better this year.<\/p>\n So will Ether\u2019s price continue to thrash and flail, or does it have an advantage over competitors like BNB, Solana, XRP, Tron, and Cardano in the near to medium term?<\/p>\n Here are four advantages Ethereum has going forward:<\/p>\n Natively put your idle BTC to work on Ethereum.<\/p>\n 21BTC on Ethereum gives you: Here\u2019s what you need to know(\/5) pic.twitter.com\/CGY97mqeut<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 21.co (@21co__) September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n 21co, the owner of Bitcoin ETF issuer 21 Shares, just recently introduced another Wrapped Bitcoin asset on Ethereum.<\/p>\n This is a reminder: Your Bitcoin is a final settlement in a brutally scarce currency on the most secure Web3 layer blockchain \u2014and Ethereum represents so many things you can do with it without just handing it over to the establishment it\u2019s disrupting.<\/p>\n While Bitcoin is in a long-term holding phase because of its network effects and the growth prospects of each Satoshi\u2019s value due to its ultimately addressable global market, when the dam breaks and the pent-up demand spills, Ethereum is certainly one place where holders will be spending it.<\/p>\n From finance, to insurance, to contracts, to CRMs, to supply chain management, to gaming, and online database solutions, the leading smart contract networks like Ethereum have a very big future ahead.<\/p>\n Wall Street has so far laid only finicky hands on the Ethereum ETFs, with outflows creating<\/a> resistance for Ether\u2019s price. But the overall institutional stance toward the asset is still second only to Bitcoin, even as corporate project managers and institutional hedge funds flirt with Ethereum\u2019s competitors like Solana and Cardano.<\/p>\n However, Ethereum and ERC20 Layer-2 protocol Polygon (MATIC) power most<\/a> of the institutional products currently available on Web3.\u00a0A recent X post from Adriano Feria, a popular ETH booster on social media, outlined the march of corporate projects using Ethereum.<\/p>\n \u201cHate to break it to the #Ethereum doubters, but $ETH is well on its way to securing solid institutional adoption, led by industry giants like Coinbase, Circle, BlackRock, and more recently, Sony,\u201d Feria wrote.<\/p>\n With Sony\u2019s announcement on August 22 that it\u2019s launching<\/a> its own Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain, Soneium, there could be some more market alpha in ETH\u2019s future.<\/p>\n ETH just had its worst month in two years, falling by 22% in August. Therefore, mean reversion theory dictates that its price will tend to move back toward its average trend over time, giving it support for a rally. Put in shoppers\u2019 terms, Ether was on sale in August.<\/p>\n ETH may be undervalued based on<\/a> expert predictions from some of the most active funds, publications, and banks in the Web3 space, in a recent study by CoinGecko:<\/p>\n What is Ethereum\u2019s price prediction for 2024?<\/p>\n Our latest study reveals that top analysts, outlets, and fund managers predict #Ethereum<\/a> will average $6,404 by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n Read the full study: https:\/\/t.co\/FzuIYpuE9D<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Lj5TXYtqkF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CoinGecko (@coingecko) August 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The fact that new coins are produced means the money supply increases by a planned amount, but this does not necessarily result in inflation.<\/p>\n If the supply of money increases at the same rate that the number of people using it increases, prices remain stable.<\/p>\n \u2014 Satoshi Nakamoto Quotes (@QuotesNakamoto) July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The Federal Reserve chair announcing in<\/a> August a pivot to lower interest rates is likely to galvanize crypto markets. As dollar supplies increase, there\u2019s extra liquidity to pump financial markets like stocks and cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a baked-in ethos among crypto investors to hedge dollar inflation using cryptocurrencies, especially those that strictly limit new supplies.<\/p>\n Ethereum is especially well-suited as one of these alternative sound money currencies. After the Merge transitioned it from a mined to staked cryptocurrency in Sept. 2022, it also introduced a burn feature that removes a small amount of Ether when transactions are made.<\/p>\n That helps limit supplies and so that ETH tokens hold their purchasing power parity against other currencies like Bitcoin and the US dollar.<\/p>\n September is historically<\/a> a slumpy month for financial markets. In stocks, it is the only calendar month to return an average negative ROI over the past 98 years. It has typically<\/a> been choppy and slow for crypto assets as well, with seasonally high volatility and lower prices.<\/p>\n That means it can make a great entry point for crypto investors to buy assets at good value. It\u2019s also not usually the time of year to sell to maximize earnings or minimize losses.<\/p>\n Markets are also fretting over the outcome of the U.S. election in November. A Harris win could lead to rising prices, higher taxes, and more expensive regulations.<\/p>\n A Trump win could lead to another multi-trillion dollar trade war with half the rest of the world, which was expensive for Wall Street the last time around.<\/p>\n Ethereum\u2019s valuation is closely related to the spot price of BTC<\/a>. Over the course of the four-year cycle around Bitcoin\u2019s supply halvings, there tends to be a mild bear market around this time after the event, leading up to multi-month rally to new record highs. That\u2019s going to have an impact on altcoin prices.<\/p>\n The post 4 Bear and 3 Bull Scenarios for Ethereum (ETH) Price in September<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" That is if Ethereum can weather three big price hurdles ahead of it in September, The Dencun upgrade\u2019s introduction of low-cost blobs for Layer-2 blockchains to quickly scale the network to peers has unleashed a torrent of activity on Ethereum\u2019s decentralized smart contract network. 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1. Another Wrapped Bitcoin On Ethereum<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 BTC that\u2019s native to Ethereum
\n\u2022 No Lock-And-Mint technology
\n\u2022 100% Backed by BTC
\n\u2022 Institutional-grade security
\n\u2022 Deep liquidity
\n\u2022 Operational excellence<\/p>\n2. Institutional Adoption Marches On<\/h3>\n
3. Ethereum Price Chart Technicals<\/h3>\n
4. Dovish Fed Regime Pivot<\/h3>\n
3 Price Hurdles for Ethereum in September:<\/h2>\n
1. September Doldrums a Headwind<\/h3>\n
2. US Election Uncertainty<\/h3>\n
3. Bitcoin\u2019s Price Gravity Well<\/h3>\n