Ethereum ס ספּעקולאַטיווע קאַמף גייט דורך די דאַך ווי די צונויפגיסן עדזשאַז נעענטער

Since the merge of Ethereum (ETH) has been awaited with bated breath by the crypto community, the network’s speculative action has skyrocketed.

מאַרק ינסייט שפּייַזער Glassnode דערקלערט:

"עטהערעום ספּעקולאַטיווע קאַמף האלט, מיט איבער $ 6.12 ב בוילעט אָפֿן אינטערעס פֿאַר רופן אָפּציעס. שטעלן אָפּציעס אַקאַונץ פֿאַר אַ פיל קלענערער $ 1.5 ב, וואָס מאכט אַ שטעלן / רופן פאַרהעלטעניש פון 0.25.

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Call options entail buying, whereas put options signify selling. Therefore, based on open interest being depicted in the ETH network, buying pressure outways selling, thanks to the much-anticipated merge event סלאַטעד פֿאַר סעפטעמבער 15. 

Despite the merge being elusive for a couple of years, it is anticipated to be the largest software upgrade in the Ethereum ecosystem because it will change the consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (POS).

Therefore, various experts and institutions believe this event will heighten Ethereum’s quest to be a deflationary asset. 

For instance, American multinational investment bank Citigroup or Citi recently pointed out that the merge would slash the overall Ether issuance by 4.2% annually, making it deflationary, בלאָקקטשאַין. נייַעס געמאלדן. 

Therefore, the merge seems to have made Ethereum be watched with a keen eye, given that transaction volume hit a monthly high. Glassnode stated:

“Ethereum Transaction Volume (7d MA) just reached a 1-month high of 80,910.738 ETH. Previous 1-month high of 80,814.148 ETH was observed on 02 September 2022.”

מקור: גלאַסנאָדע

Furthermore, Ethereum address activity has been scaling heights, with the number of addresses האלטן more than 100 ETH, recording an 18-month high. 

מקור: גלאַסנאָדע

ETH was up by 6.7% in the last 24 hours to hit $1,622 during intraday trading, according to קאָונמאַרקעטקאַפּ.

With the Bellatrix upgrade having already set the ball rolling for the merge, it remains to be seen how the second-largest cryptocurrency plays out after this event. 

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