The crypto market has hit an important point in time after Ethereum (ETH) surpassed the $2,100 price barrier as the base platform of the Decentralized Economy. Market analyst Ash Crypto noted that this technical recovery has been occurring alongside a broader recovery in investor sentiment. With Ethereum now having surpassed this significant threshold, investors are eager for a lasting upward trajectory rather than merely enduring the market fluctuations. The “altcoin king” seems poised for an impressive mid-year rally ahead.

The breakout above $2100 is a huge structural change on the daily charts. After going through a consolidation period where ETH was sitting so closely to $2000 support line, this recent “V-shape” recovery has shown that there is plenty of “buy the dip” demand coming from both retail and institutional investors. There have been many bullish green candles on this price action indicating the resistance level of $2080 has now been flipped and established itself as a solid support.

According to market analysts, ETH’s RSI continues to increase, the RSI has not yet reached an “overbought” level so there is still more “breathing room” for ETH before it can try to test its first major level of resistance at $2300. Data from CoinMarketCap indicates that ETH’s breakout was supported by a large volume increase in 24-hour trading activity as this increase indicates adequate liquidity to support the maintenance of the current price of ETH.

Apart from the price charts, the internals of Ethereum are establishing the fundamentals of the value proposition of Ethereum. With the emergence of PoS, the circulating supply of ETH has also continued to shrink over the past few months.

At present, according to Beaconcha.in, 28% of all ETH have been staked as it is currently locked in staking contracts. Therefore, the supply shortage means that there is less ETH on exchanges to meet the increasing demand, therefore pushing prices higher.

The $2,100 breach happened at a time when excitement is building up around the Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844). The Dencun upgrade is a technical milestone that will roll out proto-danksharding which will lower transaction costs for Layer 2 scaling solutions such as Arbitrum and Base. The Dencun upgrade will provide Ethereum users with a cheaper and faster way to conduct Ethereum user-to-ether transactions and will make Ethereum the dominant settlement layer for Decentralized Finance.

Additionally, there is a looming sense of uncertainty surrounding the introduction of Spot ETFs for Ethereum. There are many big institutions such as BlackRock and Fidelity that have expressed interest in launching such products. A Spot ETF will provide an avenue for trillions in institutional capital to enter Ethereum through regulated products, which would lead to dramatically increased valuations for ETH when it is approved.

The return of Ethereum to $2100 is not just a price point; it has become an indication of strength in a volatile cryptocurrency market. Ethereum could become the leading cryptocurrency for web3 due to its reducing supply through network upgrades, making the scalability possible, and with likely large amounts of institutional capital coming into play. While some price fluctuations are anticipated ahead, analysis of the fundamentals suggests that $2100 is merely a steppingstone toward the true potential of Ethereum, which could be significantly higher.

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