{"id":490944,"date":"2022-05-20T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=490944"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:20:00","slug":"avalanche-crumbles-more-than-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/avalanche-crumbles-more-than-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche Crumbles More Than 16% As Crypto Landslide Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
Avalanche (AVAX), dubbed the “Ethereum killer,” has plunged to more than 16% following the disastrous crypto market scenario. Other crypto tokens that are also competitors to Ethereum have had massive double-digit losses in the last 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n AVAX, considered the 13<\/span>th<\/span> biggest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $7.6 billion, has dramatically sloughed off over 16% of its TVL in the past few hours, and is now trading at $27.94.<\/span><\/p>\n AVAX is leading the bearish action, which has placed the token down by 80% compared to its all-time high, which registered an impressive $146.22 in November 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n The downward trend is triggered by the sluggish growth of different DeFi projects hedged on Avalanche.<\/span><\/p>\n Suggested Reading | Ripple (XRP) Struggles To Breach $0.45 Level, Down 16% In Last 7 Days<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ethereum is said to be slow and expensive in pricing, which paved the way for the creation of Avalance, which is eco-friendly, fast, and affordable.<\/span><\/p>\n Avalance was created by Ava Labs, co-founded by Kevin Sekniqi, Emin G\u00fcn Sirer, and Maofan \u201cTed\u201d Yin.<\/span><\/p>\n The Ethereum-killer, Avalanche, is a blockchain that combines the trailblazing speed in confirmation times plus scaling capabilities using the Avalanche Consensus Protocol, which can process over 4,500 transactions per second (TPS).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Avalanche went live and was launched in September 2020 and is considered one of the most reputable blockchains giants. Avalance now has a TVL of $11 billion, ranking it as the fourth-largest DeFI-based blockchain, following Terra and Binance Smart Chain.<\/span><\/p>\n Avalanche has derived some protocols from Ethereum that you can experience in their DeFi ecosystem, including SushiSwap, decentralized exchange protocol, and Aave, its lending protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n The TVL of DeFi protocols on the Avalanche blockchain is currently down by 8.57% in the last 24 hours or at $4.74 billion. This is relatively low compared to its all-time-high TVL, which went as high as $13.7 billion on December 2, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n The dip that registered at 7.5% was pretty significant for AVAX.<\/span><\/p>\n TraderJoe, considered the most prominent decentralized exchange on Avalanche, plunged to 12.84 % in terms of the user base. Liquidity also decreased from $982 million to $577 million in barely a month.<\/span><\/p>\nAVAX Treading The Bearish Path<\/b><\/h2>\n
Avalanche \u2013 Ethereum Rival<\/b><\/h2>\n
AVAX total market cap at $8.98 billion on the daily chart | Source: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
DeFi Projects TVL Down by 8.57%<\/b><\/h2>\n