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NewsBTC 2021-08-31 18:00:15

Layer 1 Crypto Token Surge Brings 200% Gains During August

Arcane Research recently published a crypto market update and explored the rise of layer 1 tokens over the past 30 days. The season of “ETH Killers” as the research firm and many others have called them. Although the second cryptocurrency by market cap was leading the crypto market up until a few weeks ago, its competitors have been gaining traction, smashing all resistance towards new all-time highs. As seen in the chart below, some layer 1 tokens in the crypto market have experienced massive rallies in August. Solana (SOL) leads the chart with a 221% rally, followed by Terra (LUNA) with a 217% rally, Fantom (FTM), and Avalanche (AVAX), sit at the last spots of the biggest layer 1 tokens with a 215% and 210% rally, respectively. Binance Coin (BNB, 38%), Ethereum (ETH, 28%), and Polygon (MATIC, 22%), also made the cut with important profits in the same period. Crypto exchange Binance’s token slowed down on its late 2020 rally. Similar to SOL, LUNA, and AVAX, BNB surged on the back of the DeFi boom as users migrated to the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem due to its high fees. Solana seems to have taken part in its market share. Arcane Research noted the increase in this token’s market from $9.5 billion to $35 billion in one month. SOL climbed its way to the 8th position in the crypto top 10 by market cap. The report attributes SOL’s appreciation to its high throughput of 50,000 transactions per second with low fees when compared ...

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