Ethereum Price Today: ETH Hikes Over 9% Ahead Of Goerli Testnet As Crypto Market Cap Breaches Trillion Mark

Ethereum Price Today: The market is trading in green as Bitcoin and other Altcoins are seeing a jump today despite the collapse of two major crypto-related banks last week. As of writing, Bitcoin price increased by 8.68% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum price increased by 8.01%. 

The global crypto market cap stands at 1.03 trillion USD, an increase of 7.18% over the past day. The total crypto market volume in the last 24 hours increased by 2.09% and is currently at 75.21 billion USD.

Ethereum (ETH) price rises by 8.68%

The second largest crypto, Ethereum price today escalated by 8.68% in the last 24 hours. The market cap for Ethereum is 196.50 billion USD. Moreover, trading volume increases by 11.29% over the previous 24 hours, showing increased interest among investors. Each ETH token is trading for 1,605 USD. Source: coinmarketcap

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The Shanghai upgrade which was all set to be executed by the end of March has been pushed further to April. The launch of the Goerli testnet, which serves as a thorough dress rehearsal for the Shanghai upgrade, is currently scheduled by Ethereum’s developers to take place on or around March 14. 

What’s next for ETH?

The price of Ethereum experienced a surge toward $1,370, which was met with resistance from the bulls. However, ETH established a strong foundation and continued to climb above the $1,450 resistance level.

Notably, there was a distinct increase above the $1,500 and $1,565 resistance levels. Additionally, a significant bearish trend line was broken, with resistance close to $1,480 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. Eventually, the pair exceeded the $1,600 resistance level, peaking at $1,636.

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