{"id":453885,"date":"2021-01-07T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=453885"},"modified":"2024-06-11T10:02:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:02:14","slug":"ethereum-options-contract-hints-at-the-altcoin-closing-2021-over-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-options-contract-hints-at-the-altcoin-closing-2021-over-10k\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Options Contract Hints At The Altcoin Closing 2021 Over $10K"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ethereum is nearing its former all-time high<\/a> of $1,440 set back in 2018 at the peak of the crypto bubble. Those who hed the altcoin throughout the bear market are finally getting the comeback they have been waiting for.<\/p>\n But according to the strike price of a December ETH options contract that just debuted, the cryptocurrency could reach as high as $10,000 per token before the year’s end.<\/p>\n Ethereum is a polarizing cryptocurrency despite earning its place right behind Bitcoin. As much the crypto community relies on the smart contract-centric platform as a foundation for DeFi<\/a> and thousands of other tokens, it also is regularly trashed by Bitcoin maximalists.<\/p>\n Dozens of “Ethereum killers” exist, proving that the rest of the industry is all gunning for the altcoin’s throne. It is one of the altcoins that was dubbed a “double-digit shitcoin<\/a>” by a top crypto executive. That executive’s opinions might not be very valuable, but that’s an entirely different story.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Ethereum \u201cAnti-Network Effect\u201d Shows \u201cDeFi Has Outgrown\u201d The Altcoin<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Regardless of what the industry thinks, Ethereum acts as the building blocks from some of the most important projects in the crypto world. Most of the DeFi tokens that are popular today are built on Ethereum<\/a>.<\/p>\n And although Ethereum has been more bullish than Bitcoin has recently, it still suffers from industry participants calling attention to how high ETH fees have risen<\/a>.<\/p>\n But even with rising ETH gas fees making the network look clunky and costly, the cryptocurrency’s price continues to rise. It is now back at $1,200 after hitting double-digit prices in 2020, adding two more digits in less than a year’s time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, according to a newly debuted Ethereum options contract, another digit before the year is over isn’t out of the question. Deribit recently revealed the strike price<\/a> for its Ethereum December 2021 options contract.<\/p>\n Options are a type of derivative product in crypto trading, in addition to futures and CFDs. When the platform revealed Bitcoin options contracts earlier in 2020 that had a strike price over $20,000, the price eventually gravitated there. Will Ethereum do the same?<\/p>\n Related Reading | This Eerie Ethereum Fractal Suggests The Top Is In\u2026 For Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Going from $1,000 to $10,000 in a single year doesn’t sound possible, but Bitcoin did just that in 2017<\/a> and even touched just below $20,000.<\/p>\nEthereum Approaches Former All-Time High, Even As Bitcoin Maximalism Reigns<\/h2>\n
Could Ethereum really reach $10,000 by the end of this year? | Source: ETHUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Will The Altcoin Gain Another Digit By December 2021? Options Strike Price Says Maybe<\/h2>\n