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INJ Crypto Surges After Injective Launches a $150M Fund
Injective Protocol’s INJ price jumped sharply on Wednesday as demand for the coin roared back. The token jumped to a high of $2.46, which was the highest point in months. At its highest point on Wednesday, the token was up by over 90% from the lowest level in 2023.
What is Injective Protocol?
The blockchain industry is made up of numerous layer 1 networks like Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. All these projects have tools that make it possible for developers to build on top of them. They are all used to build applications in industries like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and DeFi.
Injetive Protocol is a layer 1 project that focuses on the DeFi industry. It is built on top of Cosmos ecosystem to make it easy for developers to build auto-executing smart contracts that are faster and cost-effective. Injective Protocol has raised millions of dollars from the likes of Mark Cuban and Panterra Capital.
According to its website, Injective has made over 152 million on-chain transactions with an average transaction cost of less than $0.01. Some of the top applications built on Injective are Helix, Astroport, and Frontrunner.
Helix is a decentralised orderbook crypto exchange for trading digital assets with zero gas fees. Frontrunner, on the other hand, is a sports prediction market while Astroport is a popular AMM for swapping crypto assets.
Injective’s INJ token price soared sharply after the developers announced a major ecosystem fund valued at about $150 million. It will provide the financing, with other contributors coming from leading players like Pantera, KuCoin Venturs, Jump Crypro, and IDG Capital.
Developers just need to come up with a simple application and fill a form that describes the team members and the goal it wants to achieve. The team will then review the applications and select the companies to invest in.
INJ price prediction
The daily chart shows that the INJ crypto price has been in a strong bullish trend in the past few months. It recently rose above the key resistance points at $1.74 and $2.10, the highest levels on January 14 and January 2, respectively. The coin has surged above all moving averages while the RSI has moved above the overbought level.
Therefore, the token will likely resume the bearish trend as the enthusiasm of the venture fund eases. The next key level to watch will be at $2.
Solana price performance in recent times has been remarkable, surpassing Ripple and Binance Coin to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The SOL price breached the critical level of $100 for the first time since April 2022 over the weekend to imbue optimism among investors. However, the altcoin has corrected by 7%, suggesting that the market is overheated. At the time of writing, the ‘Ethereum killer’ was trading slightly lower at $111.60.
SOL Outlook
Solana price has made a significant recovery over the past few weeks, climbing above the psychological level of $100. The altcoin has been one of the best-performing assets this year, extending its year-to-date gains to more than 1,025%, with more gains recorded in the past month alone. However, even with such growth, analysts have noted that Solana has a bleak chance of topping its ATH of $260.
The reason behind this is the increase in supply relative to its value. In November 2021, when the Solana price hit its all-time high of $260, its total market capitalization was around $78 billion. Despite the value of the crypto asset being less than half of what it was at the top, its market cap is currently hovering near $50 billion.
This has been brought about by the increase in the Solana supply by more than 100 million SOL over the past two years. According to some analysts, for the altcoin to retest $260, its…
Solana price has noted significant gains over the past few weeks, climbing to its highest level since April 2022. The ‘Ethereum Killer’ almost topped the crucial level of $100 on Friday, before pulling back slightly. The asset’s recent surge has catapulted Solana’s total market cap to $39.6 billion, ranking 5th after and above BNB and XRP, respectively. Solana has jumped by more than 22% in the past week and more than 80% in the month to date. At the time of writing, SOL price was trading 0.90% lower at $93.10.
Catalysts Behind SOL’s Rally
Solana price has been on a strong bull run over the past few days, rocketing to its highest level in 20 months as the network benefits from the substantial activity and strong interest in memecoins. The SOL token, the native digital asset of the high-performance blockchain platform Solana, has shown some serious strength over the past few weeks, outperforming all the altcoins in the market.
The recent surge in the Solana price has been linked to heightened on-chain activities on the Solana blockchain. Notably, the ongoing hype for the blockchain’s speedy transactions, cheap fees, and a lottery of meme coin issuances has buoyed SOL’s on-chain activity. Metrics have revealed that Solana has been the strongest draw among on-chain traders, with trading volumes and network fees outperforming Ethereum- the largest altcoin by market cap.
Cited figures provided by DeFi aggregator DeFiLlama…
Solana price has jumped more than 8% over the past week, breaching the important level of $60. At the time of writing, Solana was trading 3% higher at $61.07. The asset’s total market cap has climbed to $25.9 billion over the past week, ranking it the 6th largest cryptocurrency after XRP. The total volume of SOL traded over the last day has declined by 8%.
SOL’s Bullish Cues
Solana’s price has been among the best-performing cryptocurrencies this year amid continuous growth. The “Ethereum killer” has consistently impressed investors throughout the year on the back of a resurgence in bullishness, which saw SOL’s price climb more than 513% in the year to date. Institutional investors have also shared the bullish sentiment, making Solana their most preferred altcoin.
In the week ending November 24, Solana recorded inflows worth nearly $3.5 million, significantly more than the other altcoins’ inflows combined. The asset’s monthly inflows were higher at $40.2 million, lower than Ethereum’s $99.6 million inflows in the same period. Other altcoins, including Litecoin and Ethereum, noted significant outflows, making Solana nearly half of the home for DeFi. This implies that when it comes to institutions, Solana is currently the best-performing altcoin with the potential of a long-term rally much higher than other digital assets.
Notably, the Solana DeFi ecosystem accomplished a significant milestone earlier this week. Its Total Value Locked (TVL) hit a new yearly peak of over $655 million,…
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