This has been a severe weekend for Ethereum. The world's number two crypto assets have remained flexible for most of this month, while Bitcoin has eroded. This flexibility ended a few hours ago when ETH prices fell 9 percent.
Ethereum decreases by 9%
Ethereum has occupied the best part of the month for between $180 and $190. Meanwhile, this time last month, Bitcoin has dropped to pre-peak levels of its China-induced FOMO pump.
With good progress in Istanbul, and the DeFi ecosystem continues to show growth and expansion, there was hope that ETH could finally begin to separate from its older brother. Those hopes faded a few hours ago when Ethereum fell into the digital trench behind bitcoin.
According to Tradingview.com, ETH prices fell from $175 to $155, which is currently around $ 160 for transactions. The 9% dump has slowed prices on long-term support, held in October, September and early May.
The sad part of Ethereum is that Bitcoin is likely to continue following its current downward trajectory. The next main levels are $150 and $135 and at this moment there are very few points in the other direction.
DeFi Market Impact
As Ethereum is taking shape to dominate decentralized finances, how does this latest market price collapse affect? Loan protocols such as MakerDao include ETH with smart contracts to earn an interest in DeFi.
Although ETH merchants are being defeated by bears, those involved in challenges are still fast. The origins of the To to the Respondent loan were the third highest in the last month to date, with approximately 47,000 ETH ($7 million), with approximately 197,000 ETH ($31 million) provided as collateral.
About 60% of the loans went to midwives, which are often used to trade with leverage and buy more ether. According to Defipulse.com, the total value locked in ETH increased to a record 4 million, while the amount itself raised a record 2.5 million.
Naturally, the last decrease in Ethereum prices has led to a decrease in the USD price. But, in general, those involved in Defi have exceeded the loans that have been secured with more ETH.
As indicated by DIFI, the use of Ethereum in the ecosystem will increase, which in the long term will limit the impact of these irrational sales of panic by merchants, mimicking the price action of Bitcoin.
In addition, the lower-priced ETH makes it more attractive to buy and return to the DeFi platform, which provides higher interest returns and when prices recover at the end.
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