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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Ethereum surges past $730: What comes next after the massive rally?

Ether price has surged past $730 in a strong overnight rally, breaking out against Bitcoin.

The price of Ether (ETH) has surged past $730 for the first time since May 2018. Following ETH’s breakout, traders are becoming more optimistic in its short-term trajectory.

There are two major factors behind ETH’s strong rally: a strong technical market structure and the CME Ethereum futures listing in January 2021.

Ethereum continues to see the “higher high” pattern

In technical analysis, the higher high pattern often indicates strong momentum because it shows every new peak is higher than the previous top.

Ether has continuously rallied over the past week, sustaining the higher high formation. Cryptocurrency trader Scott Melker said:

“Endless series of higher highs and higher lows, with the most recent low confirmed by a fresh higher high. I deem this pattern the ‘Stairway To Heaven.’”

On Dec. 28, Michael van de Poppe, a full-time trader at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, similarly said that $1,200 to $1,300 is likely for ETH if it stays above $470. He wrote:

“In general, #Ethereum still has a very bullish outlook as it's been making higher highs and higher lows consistently. This didn't change. As long as $470 holds, the next run will bring the markets towards $1,200-1,300 or a new ATH in Q1 2021.”
ETH price chart with key levels. Source: Michael van de Poppe, TradingView.com

Ever since Bitcoin broke past its previous all-time high at around $20,000, ETH has stagnated against Bitcoin. Hence, for Ether to see a renewed rally, a breakout against Bitcoin is critical.

On the daily chart, ETH has started to demonstrate some gains against Bitcoin, which could fuel newfound demand for Ether.

Analysts at Santiment said that ETH miner balances are at a two-year low and the supply on exchanges is also declining.

Ethereum supply and miner balances. Source: Santiment

The combination of the two data points indicates that the selling pressure on ETH is dropping. They explained:

“On what is normally the slowest trading day of the week, #Ethereum cracked $700 on a great #altcoin Sunday for the first time since May 19, 2018. $ETH miners balances are at a 2-year low & supply on exchanges at a 1.5-year low. Both great validators.”

What happens next?

Meanwhile,  futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are scheduled to launch in 43 days. According to data from Bybt.com, the CME is already the largest futures exchange for Bitcoin in terms of open interest.

The term open interest refers to the total amount of capital that is being actively traded on the exchange. As of Dec. 28, the CME Bitcoin futures exchange’s open interest hovers above $1.67 billion.

Some analysts expect the institutional demand for Bitcoin to eventually spill over into Ethereum in 2021.

If this happens, the CME Ethereum futures exchange would likely see a substantial growth in daily volume and open interest. Ryan Watkins, a researcher at Messari, said:

“2021 prediction: In 2021 we begin seeing institutions buy $ETH Once you accept that Bitcoin may be valuable, it opens your mind to the possibility that other cryptoassets may also be valuable. It’s a much easier jump from $BTC to $ETH from there.”
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