{"id":254233,"date":"2024-02-26T13:34:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=254233"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:04:33","slug":"ethereum-ecosystem-continues-to-rally-into-new-year-to-date-highs-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/ethereum-ecosystem-continues-to-rally-into-new-year-to-date-highs-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Ecosystem Continues To Rally Into New Year-To-Date Highs – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DeFi token market cap approaches $100B for the first time in almost 22 months. <\/p>\n

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Multiple assets within the Ethereum ecosystem continue to post new year-to-date highs, pushing the combined capitalization of DeFi tokens near $100B for the first time since May 2022.<\/p>\n

ETH changed hands for $3,125 earlier today, marking the asset’s highest price since April 2022, according to CoinGecko. The latest price gains position Ether as the 25th strongest-performing asset among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap.<\/p>\n

ETH has now rallied 95% in the past four months, with many analysts tipping that Ethereum is poised to become the second cryptocurrency that U.S. investors can access through a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) following the launch of 10\u00a0 spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/a>\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n

ETH\/USD. Source: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Bitcoin ETF optimism drove massive gains for BTC over the past year \u2014 with Bitcoin also surging 92% since mid-October \u2014 Bitcoin has underperformed this past week. BTC is currently trading for $51,500 to sit at a seven-day loss of 1.2%, with many investors having turned their attention to Ethereum and its broader ecosystem.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 meteoric momentum<\/a>\u00a0of Worldcoin, the\u00a0 controversial<\/a>\u00a0digital identity project, is also showing no sign of slowing down. WLD last changed hands at an all-time of $8.74, marking a 266% jump in two weeks.<\/p>\n

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WLD\/USD. Source: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ethereum scaling solutions outperform<\/h2>\n

Ethereum Layer 2s are among the week\u2019s top-performing assets, with Mantle (MTN) posting a new all-time high above $0.90 on Sunday night. Mantle has enjoyed a sustained rally of 180% since October, coinciding with the network\u2019s total value locked (TVL) surging from $90 to\u00a0 $722M<\/a>\u00a0over the same period, according to L2beat.<\/p>\n

Mantle\u2019s recent bullish performance was propelled by the impressive success of its liquid staking token,\u00a0 mETH<\/a>, through which all Ether deposited onto its network accrue staking rewards for holders. mETH has ballooned to a $1.6B market cap since launching in December, positioning it as the 56th-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.<\/p>\n

Metis (METIS) is up 22% this past week, with the token having quadrupled in just the past 10 weeks. The TVL of the Layer 2 has similarly rocketed in recent weeks, with the value of assets held on Metis jumping from $100M in mid-December to $861M today.<\/p>\n

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