Ether Breaks Above $3.5K on Burns, NFTs

Charts: Bitcoin Stuck Sideways

The latest moves in crypto markets, in context By the CoinDesk Markets Team Edited by Lawrence Lewitinn, Managing Editor, Global Capital Markets September 1, 2021 Sponsored by     Bitcoin (BTC) +0.3%  $47,547 Ether (ETH)  +6.4%  $3,547 (Price data as of September 1 @ 11:00 UTC) If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here.  Good morning, and welcome to First Mover. Here's what's happening this morning: Market Moves: Ether Tops $3.5K After Record Daily Coin Burn; Bitcoin's Rangeplay Continues   Technician's Take: Bitcoin Stuck in Sideways Chop; Support Above $46K And check out the CoinDesk TV show "First Mover," hosted by Zack Seward and me at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. Today the show will feature guests: Zach Dexter, LedgerX Joshua Goldbard, MobileCoin  – Lawrence Lewitinn Biggest Movers These are the biggest movers in the CoinDesk 20 over the past 24 hours:   Gainers: Polkadot (DOT): +8.5% Aave (AAVE): +8.5% Uniswap (UNI): +7.3% XRP (XRP): +6.6%   Losers: None of the digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 is down in the past 24 hours.  The CoinDesk 20 are 20 digital assets filtered from the larger universe of thousands of cryptocurrencies and constitute roughly 99% of the market by volume at eight of the largest and most trustworthy exchanges. A message from ByBit Earn up to $600 when you sign up with Bybit.   Bybit is one of the top crypto exchanges on Bloomberg.   Trade Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE) and more!   Check out all of our exciting promotions! Lots of attractive bonuses are available when you sign up with us.   Spot, derivatives trading and other options available.   Sign Up Now! Market Moves by Omkar Godbole Ether Tops $3.5K After Record Daily Coin Burn; Bitcoin's Rangeplay Continues Ether climbed to a 3 1/2-month high a day after Ethereum set a new record for daily coin burn. Bitcoin continues to trade sideways as August's top performer, SOL, takes a bull breather.   Ether, the native token of Ethereum's blockchain and the second-largest coin by market value, is trading above $3,500 for the first time since May 18, CoinDesk 20 data show.   The cryptocurrency has gained 4.5% in the past 24 hours. The advance confirms a breakout from the recent two-week trading range of $3,000 to $3,400, setting the stage for an extension of the bullish move from July lows near $1,800.   "The latest move higher represents a bullish continuation of the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559-driven rally, which is probably enhanced via the ongoing non-fungible tokens (NFT) hype, which mainly happens on Ethereum," said Simon Dedic, managing partner of Moonrock Capital, a London-based blockchain advisory and investment partnership firm. The EIP burns a portion of fees paid to miners. Ether's daily chart (Source: TradingView) Data tracked by crypto intelligence platform OKLink shows Ehereum burnt 12,000 ETH on Tuesday, a daily record for coins destroyed since the implementation of EIP 1559 on Aug. 5. Of the total coins destroyed, the NFT market OpenSea accounted for 2,000 ETH. The EIP 559 has destroyed nearly 40% of the coin issued since activation. Daily ether burn (Source: OKLink) Alex Svanevik, CEO of blockchain data company Nansen, also cited the NFT boom and the resulting decline in the net ether issuance as a bullish catalyst along with the continued rise in the amount of ether staked in the Beacon chain, which introduced proof-of-staking to Ethereum's blockchain last December. Glassnode data show there are now more than 7 million ether worth $24.8 billion held in the deposit contract for the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon chain. As discussed yesterday, analysts expect the combination of these factors to lead to a supply crisis in the ether market.   The market sentiment may have received a boost from Offchain Lab's rollout of Arbitrum One, an Ethereum scaling solution that uses optimistic rollups technology to process transactions at a higher speed and lower cost than the Ethereum mainnet.   Indeed, Arbitrum facilitating relatively low-cost transactions could mean ether burn. However, along with other scaling solutions such as Polygon, the project will help ease Ethereum network congestion and bring long-term value to the smart contract blockchain. Arbitrum's mainnet went live on Tuesday.   While ether is gaining altitude, bitcoin remains locked in the narrow range of $46,000 to $50,000. According to Delphi Digital, blockchain data shows continued accumulation by holders amid the range play.   Ethereum alternative Solana's SOL token is trading near $110, having pulled back sharply from record highs near $130 reached Tuesday. Investors could be rotating money back to ether, having bought Solana and other so-called Ethereum killers in the second half of August. SOL nearly tripled in the second half of August and ended the month with a 194% gain.   Read the original story here: Ether Tops $3.5K After Record Daily Coin Burn; Bitcoin's Rangeplay Continues Technician's Take by Damanick Dantes, CMT Bitcoin Stuck in Sideways Chop; Support Above $46K Bitcoin (BTC) is trending lower on intraday charts, continuing a week-long consolidation as buyers take a breather. The cryptocurrency was trading around $47,500 at press time and is down about 2% over the past week. Initial support is seen around $46,000.   The consolidation phase has created choppy trading conditions as upside momentum fades over the short-term. Bitcoin hourly chart with RSI. (Source: TradingView) The relative strength index (RSI) on the hourly chart is rising from oversold levels, keeping buyers active above the $46,000 support level. There is immediate resistance around $48,000 and then $50,000, where buyers have taken profits over the past few weeks. Bitcoin is currently trading around the 200-day moving average support zone near $46,000. A break below that level could trigger lower support around the 50-day moving average at $40,000.   Read the original story here: Bitcoin Stuck in Sideways Chop; Support Above $46K A Message from ErisX ErisX provides an arsenal of trading tools for all levels of traders from novice to seasoned.  Choose from our Trading UI, Websocket API, or Algo Machine™ to  automate your trading strategies without having to write code. Algo features include "pegged order" and "order-on-fill". Members also get access to exclusive charts, overlays and technical analysis from Trading Central.  Watch educational videos in our media gallery and start trading today!   Open an account, refer a friend, and you are both rewarded $50 after they make their first trade. BOLO Be on the look out for some of these upcoming events: 12:15 UTC (8:15 a.m. ET): ADP employment report (Aug). 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