Uniswap (UNI) hits $1 trillion in trade volume despite the 2022 price slump

Uniswap (UNI), one of the biggest decentralized exchanges in the world, has been hitting new milestones over the past few weeks. This success comes even as UNI, its native token, continues to slump in 2022. Here are some of these latest developments:

  • Uniswap has now crossed $1 trillion in total trade volume

  • The DEX has also seen 3.9 million cumulative users in May alone

  • Despite this, its native token UNI remains suppressed below $6

Data Source: TradingView 

Why UNI is not rallying

Normally, with the kind of milestones that Uniswap has reported, you would expect the coin to surge sharply. However, it doesn’t seem like most investors are interested in underlying fundamentals right now. Yes, Uniswap will likely top the list of some of the best long-term investment assets in crypto. 

But because of slowed sentiment and worries over a possible meltdown of the crypto market, investors are waiting on the sidelines. Interestingly, the 24-hour trade volume for the UNI token has dropped 18%, even with reports of these major milestones. Investors are simply not making big moves right now. 

Besides, UNI has also been quite bearish for the last 5 months. In fact, just a few months ago, UNI was testing $30. Right now, the coin has lost over 85% of its value. It’s unlikely UNI will rally anytime soon. Looking at the technical indicators, the coin still has some downside and could hit $3 in the near term.

Where will UNI go in the future?

Well, there is no doubt the current conditions in the crypto market will get better. This may take a few months, but the market will start to attract positive investor sentiment. As such, undervalued coins like UNI will get to rise again. 

For the remainder of 2022, UNI could realistically hit $20, and that’s the bare minimum. This will give investors a 4x multiple from the current price.

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Tezos (XTZ) could hit $2.4 after a steady relief rally

Tezos (XTZ) has managed to establish a decisive upward trend as we end a troubled May in the crypto market. The coin appears to have significant upward momentum and will likely report more gains over the coming days. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Tezos has managed to regain the crucial $2 support

  • Consolidation around this price is happening right now.

  • XTZ will likely surge past $2.4 before any significant pullback

Data Source: TradingView 

Can XTZ maintain this uptrend for long?

A rise above $2 is a clear sign that indeed a prolonged recovery runs for XTZ could be possible. In fact, if bulls can push the price action above $2.4 and keep it there for a few days, we could see XTZ add nearly 50% in early June. Besides, XTZ is coming from a period of intense sell-off during the first half of May. At one point, the coin bottomed at $1.4, the lowest it has been in 2022.

But we are seeing incredible recovery. XTZ has gained around 50% from its lowest price this year and appears to be headed for another 50% bounce. Nonetheless, this steady uptrend also suggests that XTZ is due for a correction. 

However, we do not think this will happen anytime soon. In fact, XTZ will likely surge past $2.5 before some dip buyers start to cash out. The coin will however need to keep the price above $2 for this bullish setup to remain relevant.

XTZ – The short-term play

There is decent short-term play for XTZ buyers right now. The coin is hovering slightly above $2 which is an ideal entry point. 

Buyers who enter at this price can hold XTZ for a few days and exit when the price nears $2.4. However, if the coin fails to close the day at $2 or above, wait for the next consolidation phase.

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Andreessen Horowitz announces $4.5 billion fund to invest in crypto

Andreessen Horowitz’ first major investment in the crypto sector was the 2013 bet on Coinbase.

Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with over $28 billion in assets under management, has announced a $4.5 billion fund targeted at investments in the crypto and blockchain space.

The fund will primarily look to invest in crypto projects and equity during the current bear market, the company said on Wednesday.

The crypto winter is the best time to invest in projects, the a16z’s general partner Arianna Simpson told CNBC. According to her, bear markets offer developers the opportunity to “focus on building” without distraction occasioned by the market’s price activity.

At the moment, most cryptocurrencies are nursing massive price declines, with the broader market hit by negative sentiment cascading from the stock market.  Andreessen Horowitz wants to use the opportunity to bet on the next Coinbase, Avalanche, or Dapper Labs – top projects that the firm took an early bet on.

a16z has now raised $7.6 billion in four funds towards investments in the crypto sector. In 2022, crypto startups raked in over $25 billion from venture capitalists.

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Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd says everything in crypto is “suspect”

Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners’ chief investment officer, now says cryptocurrencies haven’t really become that investment vehicle he thought they would when he first entered the space.

In his opinion, “everything is suspect”, and that “no one has cracked the paradigm in crypto,” with Bitcoin’s use as a currency not fitting the definition and characteristics that go with it – medium of exchange, store of value and unit of account.

Minerd made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg TV at the World Economic Forum held in Davos Switzerland. In an apparent dismissal of the sector, the billionaire investor said, “none of the stuff – stablecoins, the whole bit – everything is suspect.”

“Bitcoin and any cryptocurrency at this point has not really established itself as a credible institutional investment. It’s really become the market of a bunch of yahoos and backwaters,” he added.

Minerd also revealed that Guggenheim sold its Bitcoin holdings (which was acquired at $20,000) when prices reached $40,000. He also reiterated that he doesn’t hold any Bitcoin at the moment.

Bitcoin will fall to $8,000

On the price of Bitcoin, he predicts the benchmark cryptocurrency will crash to $8,000 before recovering. But this isn’t the investor’s first forecast about BTC price.

He’s been bullish and bearish before, notably stating in February 2021 that the cryptocurrency’s value could reach $600,000. BTC was trading at around $40,000 at the time.

But in June, with BTC/USD around $35,000, Minerd said in an interview with CNBC that Bitcoin could correct to $10,000. The cryptocurrency fell to about $28,000 before bouncing to eventually hit the all-time high of $69,000.

After shedding over 50% of the gains seen during the bull rally, BTC is bearish and currently trades near $29,900. Minerd says a technical outlook for the cryptocurrency points to a new drop to $8,000.

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Is Terra LUNA 2.0 a good long-term investment?

The Terra ecosystem is gearing for a relaunch after this month’s spectacular collapse that led to over $40 billion in losses. As this happens, the current LUNA token has collapsed to $0.00018, which is a remarkable collapse considering that it was trading at $120 a few months ago.

How will Terra relaunch?

Terra’s revival plan has several important parts. The goal of this revival will be to ensure that the strong community that existed before the collapse continues. The same is true for some of the most important projects that were built in Terra like Astroport, Station, and Stader.

First, the current Terra will change its name to Terra Classic while its token will be known as LUNC. The new blockchain and the token will be known as Terra and LUNA respectively. 

Second, the network will do away with TerraUSD, the stablecoin that caused this problem. Therefore, it is still unclear whether the developers will launch a new stablecoin or not. Also, it is still not clear whether they will create a new collateralized stablecoin or whether they will embrace existing coins like USD Coin and Tether.

Third, to promote that essential developers stick with the network, they will be allocated 0.5% of the total supply. They will also receive 1.5% of total assets as part of the developer alignment program and 8% of total supply for mining program. The remaining coins will be rewarded to pre-attack and post-attack LUNA and UST holders. 

Some of the holders who will not be eligible for allocation include UST or LUNA bridged off of Terra and LUNA protocols that cannot be verified. Terra 2.0 will launch on Thursday this week.

Is Terra 2.0 a good investment?

Terra’s collapse has caused a lot of pain to many people and there is a possibility that most of them will not have an incentive to buy the coin again.

While South Korean prosecutors are making a case against Do Kwon, it is too early to determine whether he was responsible for its collapse. In my opinion, UST was a brilliant idea that failed. 

As such, there is a likelihood that the Terra 2.0 will address the gaps that existed in the previous version. Due to its strong name recognition, we cannot rule out a situation where Terra price bounces back in the near term.

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