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Recently, Analyst Ali has stirred up excitement within the cryptocurrency community, suggesting that a major breakout may be on the horizon for Uniswap (UNI). With a whopping 87.56% of UNI holders currently positioned “Out of the Money,” investors are nervously anticipating a significant price movement.
Despite the uncertainty that has engulfed UNI investors in recent times, the selling pressure seems to have reached its exhaustion point. The cryptocurrency has managed to establish a vital support floor around the $4 mark, instilling a glimmer of hope among the faithful.
What’s piquing the interest of the crypto community is the surge in large UNI transactions. This surge indicates a heightened interest from institutional players and UNI whales at the current price levels. Speculation is rife that they may be strategically positioning themselves or considering significant investments in anticipation of an imminent Uniswap breakout.
Nevertheless, it’s not all smooth sailing for UNI. While the cryptocurrency has managed to create a substantial support base at $4, there are still two significant supply walls to surmount before signaling a bullish breakout. The first hurdle lies at $4.23, with a staggering 7,000 addresses holding 14.24 million UNI, and the second obstacle is at $4.45, where 2,000 addresses collectively possess 10.28 million UNI.
GMX & dYdX Challenge Uniswap’s Dominance
Previously, a noteworthy prediction emerged from Cosmo Jiang, a portfolio manager at digital assets investment firm Pantera Capital. Jiang has ventured to forecast that decentralized perpetual trading platforms GMX and dYdX are poised to outperform Uniswap, ultimately diverting value from UNI.
For investors who want DEX token exposure, on a relative basis this should result in exposure rotation into DYDX/GMX (where token value accrual is clear) and away from UNI https://t.co/bHy2B0nNFh
— Cosmo Jiang (@cosmo_jiang) October 17, 2023
Jiang’s reasoning centers on the clarity of token value accrual mechanisms. He posits that Uniswap’s new fee structure may favor stakeholders more than users and token value should derive from sources beyond such fees.
As a fundamentals-focused investor, Jiang underscores his bullishness on trends favoring decentralized exchanges, taking market share from centralized exchanges and perpetual futures, and gaining prominence over spot trading.
In Jiang’s words, “The UNI news just makes me even more bullish on perp tokens that do have fundamental value.” This declaration underscores a shifting sentiment within the DEX ecosystem, where investors increasingly scrutinize the fundamentals and long-term value of tokens.
However, with the tides of Uniswap’s fate shifting, the crypto world awaits with bated breath to witness whether these predictions will come to fruition, potentially reshaping the landscape of decentralized exchanges and their associated tokens.
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