{"id":427674,"date":"2020-06-17T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=427674"},"modified":"2020-06-17T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T17:26:07","slug":"fund-manager-defi-ethereum-trillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/fund-manager-defi-ethereum-trillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fund Manager: DeFi Will Propel Ethereum To $1 Trillion Market Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ethereum<\/a> continues to struggle with resistance at $250 that has held back the asset for much of the last two years of bear market.<\/p>\n However, a crypto-focused investment fund manager is expecting that the asset’s best use case, decentralized finance, could help propel Etheruem to a $1 trillion market cap. This would take the price per Ether token to over $9000 each, suggesting that $250 won’t stand a chance much longer.<\/p>\n Ethereum was the breakout star of early 2020<\/a>, helping to carry Bitcoin and the rest of the asset class back to local highs.<\/p>\n The second-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap set a record for the longest string of positive weekly closes<\/a> in the asset’s history, driven largely in part by the rapid growth of decentralized finance, often referred to as DeFi.<\/p>\n Initial figures year-over-year were extremely positive for the new, alternative method of finance. Ethereum being at the center of the movement had boosted the altcoin early on in 2020.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Ether\u2019s Best Use Case Goes Parabolic, DeFi Users Double in 6 Months<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Six months later, DeFi users have gone parabolic, doubling from the start of the year<\/a>. Meanwhile, ETHUSD is trading at prices below Q1 when user penetration was much lower.<\/p>\n Decentralized finance, however, according to one investment fund manager, will be the driver behind what eventually helps the top altcoin break above $250.<\/p>\n They also believe, DeFi will help push Ethereum to a $1 trillion market cap.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephtodaro_\/status\/88052225?s=21<\/p>\n According to James Todaro, Managing Partner at Blocktown Capital<\/a>, much like ICOs helped fuel Ethereum’s meteoric rise alongside Bitcoin in late 2017 to a $100 billion market cap, DeFi will be the catalyst that helps the smart-contract focused altcoin to reach a $1 trillion dollar market cap in the next crypto market cycle.<\/p>\n At the height of the crypto bubble, Ethereum had achieved an all-time high valuation of over $1,400 per ETH.<\/p>\n The bubble bursting, and ICOs being labeled as scams and black holes for capital, caused Ethereum prices to plummet.<\/p>\nDeFi Continues to Defy All Cryptocurrency Market Expectations<\/h2>\n
Investment Fund Manager Calls For $1 Trillion Ethereum Market Cap<\/h2>\n