- An increase in inter-chain transfers could temporarily increase ETH transaction fees.
- Volatility increased, meaning the value of ETH could fall further.
The past few weeks is a significant amount Ethereum [ETH] has moved from the Mainnet to other chains. The movements within the Ethereum network are closely tied to the attention paid to some Layer Two (L2) projects.
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This in turn has reduced activity on the Ethereum Mainnet Previously reported. In addition, the recent trend has raised questions about the potential impact on the network.
For CryptoQuant’s author and community manager Woominkyu, the decline is in network activity does not mean that Ethereum fees will be reduced.
In his analysishe believed that the movement of the altcoin to other chains could temporarily increase transaction costs. Looking at the ETH transfer between chains, the chart shared by Woominkyu showed that the metric had risen significantly.
Source: CryptoQuant
However, the analyst did not only emphasize the effect on fees. He also explained how the move could affect ETH’s short-term volatility. His publication read:
“This could temporarily increase Ethereum Mainnet transaction costs and cause near-term price volatility, especially as major liquidity providers shift to other chains. However, these fees may drop due to such substantial ETH movements.”
Typically, gas price volatility requires an increase in interaction with smart contracts or decentralized applications (dApps) on the Ethereum blockchain. So it is perhaps not surprising that fees and ETHs inconstancy They are expected to rise higher in the coming days.
Interestingly, this came at a time when total daily costs on the Ethereum blockchain hit a six-week low.
Total daily costs on Ethereum hit a six-month low on Sunday, registering at 1.72k $ETH. Could this be a sign of investor caution in the current market landscape?
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And this was due to the low congestion on the network. This decrease also had a negative effect on turnover. At the time of writing, Ethereum’s gain also fell to $2.3 million, according to Token Terminal, down 22.3% in the past 30 days.
Source: Token terminal
According to volatility, Santiment showed that ETH had left its contracting state and was about to reach extremely volatile levels. While high volatility offers the opportunity for higher returns, it also extends to a possible downside move.
Realistic or not, here it is The market cap of ETH in BTC terms
But for ETH, the latter could be the case if volatility continues to increase. This was due to the fear currently prevailing in the market and the caution that potential buyers are taking. In addition, ETH inflows peaked on August 27.
Source: Sentiment
As a metric used to measure the movement of assets from non-exchange portfolios to exchange portfolios, the increase suggests that another round of sell-offs may be on the way.