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ETC 2018 price prediction: Will Ethereum Classic reach $40 this year (again)?
In a market that’s been going steadily down for months, Ethereum Classic’s recent behavior is remarkable. The digital asset had some excellent days recently, at the time every other coin was losing value.
It reached the eleventh place by market capitalization, leaving Tronix (TRX) and Monero behind and surpassing the 2 billion capitalization barrier. Then, it went down again, and it’s currently seemingly stable at the 13th spot.
However transitory that peak was, it’s made optimists out of Ethereum Classic‘s holders and even some neutral observers. They expect ETC to increase in value significantly before the year’s end (most predictions are for next November). This optimism is not just about that recent fluctuation in price but also because of some recent favorable developments that point to an increase in the token’s demand and value sometime very soon.
Not too long ago, Robinhood, a cryptocurrency trade mobile platform announced the adoption of Ethereum Classic in its platform which is now available in almost twenty states in the USA.
The app allows users to buy the supported cryptocurrencies in their mobile phone using credit cards as means of payment. Because of its portability and friendly user interface, Robinhood has access to many users that would otherwise avoid the crypto markets due to lack of expertise.
Then, there’s the Coinbase Pro listing. It’s happening. Ethereum Classic was scheduled to go live at Coinbase about a couple of days ago already. It is a massive development as it will give the cryptocurrency access to thirteen million new users. That’s a lot of new demand. Also, as ETC joins the Californian platform’s services, it will be the cheapest token available, which is probably going to make it attractive (or, at least, less intimidating) to new holders.
Both events make it so much easier to use fiat currency (USD in this case) to buy Ethereum Classic for so many new users in just a matter of days that the ETC market can only change for good because of the expansion. There is no doubt it’s a new room for growth.
Ethereum Classic at $40 by the end of 2018 looks realistic (but)
The most enthusiastic observers predict a bullish run so strong on ETC that it will reach a value of around 62 USD (which is roughly fourth of the current value). While this is, indeed, possible, it seems a little too optimistic, even in the light of ETC’s recent triumphs.
Other, more neutral observers, predict a more conservative (and more feasible) price of 40 USD (roughly a little over twice of its current value) and they also point out that this increase will bring ETC into the world’s top five by market capitalization.
And that’s why it seems that they are overenthusiastic. While it’s true that, in the current market, such increment in price will put ETC in the top five, that prediction forgets an elementary fact: if it’s possible for ETC to grow that much that quickly, it can only be possible if the rest of the market is growing as well.
The top five coins are not going to hold their value down as they wait for ETC to surpass them. That’s the problem with these predictions; they are predicated on the assumption that ETC lives in a void, which it doesn’t.
But that’s not to say that Ethereum Classic (ETC) won’t perform well for the rest of the year. The Coinbase listing has eluded some of the most significant projects in Crypto such as Ripple, so while increases of 100-300% are a hard buy, there’s no doubt that ETC will probably do better than most other digital assets as the year concludes.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //
Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.
Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.
The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.
NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…
2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for. While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory. When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion. But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.
I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness. Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion. Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special. Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.
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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //
The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.
As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021.
“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.
He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”
Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”
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