{"id":453705,"date":"2021-01-04T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=453705"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:47:42","slug":"ethereum-anti-network-effect-shows-defi-has-outgrown-the-altcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-anti-network-effect-shows-defi-has-outgrown-the-altcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum “Anti-Network Effect” Shows “DeFi Has Outgrown” The Altcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ethereum broke out over the weekend<\/a> and looks primed to follow in Bitcoin’s footsteps by shattering its former all-time high and soaring far higher. But while Bitcoin prices climb, there has been minimal impact on the underlying network, nor has there been a sizable increase in fees that characterized the 2017 peak.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, ETH gas fees are spiking again<\/a> as interest turns from Bitcoin to DeFi, and one analyst says that it has, unfortunately, put a spotlight on Ethereum’s “anti-network effect” and how much decentralized finance has outgrown the smart contract focused network.<\/p>\n Ethereum was the first crypto asset to explode in 2020<\/a>, resulting in the first major really to start the year. The top of that run was in when pandemic-related lockdowns first began, causing widespread panic and the Black Thursday selloff.<\/p>\n After a few months of stagnancy due to leftover fright, a sudden boom driven by decentralized finance<\/a>\u00a0revived not only Ethereum, but it helped to turn sentiment bullish enough for Bitcoin to break out as well.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Ethereum Transaction Fees Rising Hints At DeFi Season Round Two<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The summer of DeFi only came to an end when ETH gas fees reached prices so high<\/a>, it made it so using the tech didn’t make much sense financially.<\/p>\n But when using DeFi becomes hindered by the network these applications live on, it is a sign that the subsector of crypto has outgrown Ethereum, according to Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital<\/a>, Tushar Jain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jain says<\/a> that “Ethereum is suffering from anti-network effects.” He explains the situation as a scenario where each “new user makes the system less usable for other users by crowding them out.”<\/p>\n The sudden increase in ETH gas fees comes from the slew of activity on the automated market-making platform Uniswap<\/a>. Uniswap was the darling of the DeFi trend over the summer months and is the platform of choice to swap ERC20 tokens.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Analyst: Post Bitcoin, Traditional Finance Will Flock To DeFi, Not Ethereum<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But because ETH gas currently costs nearly $100 per trade, according to Jain, network utility is taking a hit. The more users that flock to DeFi,<\/a> the worse and more expensive this situation will get.<\/p>\nInvestment Firm Managing Partner: DeFi Has Outgrown Ethereum<\/h2>\n
Ethereum has had a major breakout, but still is holding DeFi back | Source: ETHUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
How Soaring ETH Gas Fees Hold Back The Category Of Crypto<\/h2>\n