3 reasons why Ethereum exchange reserves are falling to new lows
Over the past week, astute crypto market analysts noticed some interesting developments related to the supply of Ether (ETH) as the networks August 4 London hard fork approaches. Recent data from CryptoQuant, an on-chain analytics firm, indicates that the amount of Ether held in cryptocurrency exchanges reserves has hit new daily lows since the start of July. Ethereum all exchange reserves. Source: CryptoQuant To determine if this is a bullish or bearish development for the top altcoin, lets take a closer look at some of the factors playing a role in the increased demand for Ether, including the Eth2.0 staking contract, increased activity in decentralized finance and traders possible excitement ahead of the implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. Eth2 staking surpasses 6 million Ether One source for the increased demand for Ether is the Eth2 staking contract which surpassed the 6 million Ether mark on June 30. Data from CryptoQuant shows that July 1 saw the largest single-day outflow of Ether from exchanges since January 21 with more than 596,000 Ether pulled off exchanges. Ethereum all exchanges netflow. Source: CryptoQuant The most recent data provided by Eth2 Launchpad indicates that the current amount staked is 6,166,661, which indicates that not all of the Ether withdrawn from