What’s next for Bitcoin and the crypto market now that the Ethereum Merge is over?

The Ethereum Merge got here and went, leaving traders to ponder what the following trending improvement available in the market might appear to be. In a Cointelegraph Twitter Space with Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards, the analyst talked about that pleasure over the Ethereum Merge and its bullish value motion had considerably been holding up hope throughout the market. Now that the occasion has come and gone, the crypto market has been promoting off, with Bitcoin’s (BTC) value buying and selling beneath $20,000 and Ether’s (ETH) below $1,500. 

Finally, new narratives and market traits will emerge, and if the basics are proper, merchants will rotate funds as these new leaders emerge.

Let’s check out a number of potential traits.

The place will the previous ETH miners go?

The Ethereum community efficiently shifted to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mannequin, which means miners are out of pocket however nonetheless presumably in possession of their GPUs and ASICs mining infrastructure. It’s attainable that some miners may elect to mine on a unique chain as a substitute of promoting their gear.

Whereas they haven’t settled on any specific chain simply but, Ravencoin, Flux, Ethereum Traditional and Ergo appear to be the frontrunners. Main into the Merge, every community noticed its hash price rise to new all-time highs, as proven beneath.

Costs of every altcoin additionally rallied over the previous month, with Ravencoin’s RVN up 169%, Ergo’s ERG added 132%, Flux gained 156%, and Ethereum Traditional’s ETC rallied 135% prior to now 90-days.

Apparently, the hash price and value dropped sharply on Sept.15, and on the time of writing, simply Flux and RVN look like rebounding. Over the approaching weeks and months, it is going to be fascinating to see which community miners presumably choose as their new house and the influence this has on the cryptocurrency’s value.

The Cosmos continues to develop

The Cosmos ecosystem continues to expand, which seems to be attracting patrons to ATOM. Since bottoming at $5.50 on June 18, ATOM’s value has gained 137.5% and, at present, is buying and selling above $16. Evaluation means that traders view the soon-to-launch liquid staking, ATOM getting used as collateral for stablecoin minting, the launch of Cosmos Hub 2.0 and the eventual restoration of decentralized finance basically as bullish long-term factors for ATOM price.

Purchase the rumor and promote the information, or purchase the dip?

Whereas ETH’s present value motion is much less bullish than Merge supporters and ETH bulls may need hoped, the precise shift to PoS seems to have been a hit, and maybe over time, the advantages of PoS will translate to bullish value motion from ETH. In response to Jarvis Labs co-founder Ben Lilly, the “Joe Cool transfer” for ETH traders is to not “get caught up within the days to return. The principle participant that’s more likely to do any kind of loopy exercise is that of the miner. And that’s a one-off occasion that’s to be short-lived.”

Lilly explained that:

“The Joe Cool transfer is to take a seat there and purchase any sort of overly emotional motion. Then sit again and take it straightforward.”

Sooner or later, Ether might expertise a provide shock and presumably develop into deflationary. Staking additional secures the community whereas additionally offering assured returns on deposited property. In a market that’s caught in a downtrend, sourcing a secure, predictable yield might develop into extra enticing.

Basically, Lilly is suggesting that it’ll take time for the fervor surrounding the Merge to settle and for traders to start capitalizing on the advantages that the PoS Ethereum community might supply.

What about Bitcoin?

On this week’s Bitcoin analysis I mentioned how not a lot has actually modified with Bitcoin’s value. Its value has remained range-bound within the $17,600–$24,400 vary for the previous three months, and all rallies out of every range-high since March 29 have been capped by the 200-day transferring common and an overhead resistance trendline that extends from Bitcoin’s November 2021 all-time excessive at $69,400.

Whereas continued consolidation inside the present vary might (and would sometimes) be good for altcoins, macro tensions could proceed to weigh on crypto and equities markets. The new shopper value index print from Sept. 12 might result in extra aggressive price hikes from the USA Federal Reserve, and the potential knock-on impact on inventory costs might have a good sharper spillover impact on crypto costs.

For that reason, traders stay largely risk-averse to most cryptocurrencies, and it’s attainable that repeat rejections on the long-term descending trendline and additional retests of the $19,000 assist might ultimately end in a breakdown beneath the yearly swing low.

This article was written by Massive Smokey, the writer of The Humble Pontificator Substack and resident publication writer at Cointelegraph. Every Friday, Massive Smokey will write market insights, trending how-tos, analyses and early-bird analysis on potential rising traits inside the crypto market.

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