Since the massive plunge in June, Ethereum [ETH], the largest altcoin in the world, gained a steady northbound movement. Over the last two months, ETH has consistently registered higher lows, suggesting bullishness as the date of the much awaited Ethereum Merge comes closer.
However, in a recent turn of events, several cryptos, including Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum, suffered a price decline. At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading at $1,636.11, nearly 10% negative 24-hour growth, with a market capitalization of $199,662,199,532.
While the price plunged, several interesting developments happened on ETH’s on-chain metrics. Glassnode’s data indicated that Ethereum’s Exchange Outflow Volume (7d MA) just reached a one-month low of $14,564,884.80. This decline indicates a further plunge in ETH’s price in the coming days, as a decrease in outflow volume in exchanges is generally a bearish signal.
Source: Glassnode
Additionally, as the outflow volume decreased, the inflow volume registered an increase, further establishing the possibility of a price decrease. While the price dropped, the social dominance of Ethereum moved upwards as the crypto community started talking about the episode on multiple social media platforms, voicing their opinions related to the same.
Source: Santiment
The price plunge was also accompanied by a decline in Ethereum’s supply in profit as it fell to 49,999,507 from 63,790.230, its three-month high in just a span of 24 hours, indicating higher investor losses.
Source: Glassnode
The Market Value Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio, which is an indicator of price actions, suggests Ethereum’s dark days are yet to continue. According to the graph, the MVRV Ratio was well above the one mark, indicating further
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