Summary
- Bitcoin surpassed $103,000 for the first time since January, with over 340,000 new Bitcoin wallets created in a day.
- Ethereum surpassed $2,075 for the first time in six weeks, showing the highest upward trend among top market cap assets.
- In the case of Ethereum, it was analyzed as an example of how acting contrary to individual investors can be advantageous.
On the 8th, more than 340,000 new Bitcoin (BTC) wallets were created in just one day.
According to on-chain analysis platform Santiment on the 9th, the number of new Bitcoin wallets created the previous day (8th) was counted at 344,620. Santiment analyzed, "Bitcoin's price surpassed $103,000 for the first time since January," and "the increase in new wallets is due to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) flooding into the Bitcoin network."
The rise in Ethereum (ETH) prices was also mentioned. As of 1:55 PM on this day, Ethereum is trading at around $2,216 on CoinMarketCap, up about 17% from the previous day. Santiment stated, "Ethereum provided a textbook example of how acting contrary to individual investors can be advantageous," and "today, Ethereum surpassed $2,075 for the first time in six weeks, showing the highest upward trend among top market cap assets."
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
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