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Microsoft director bets on Ethereum as the altcoin price heads to new all-time high

  • Yorke Rhodes, Microsoft’s director of digital transformation believes that Ethereum will become a decentralized app store by 2023. 
  • Analysts are bullish on Ethereum price, predicting that the altcoin is on track to hit a new all-time high. 
  • Holdings of small Ethereum wallets have grown consistently over the past three years, indicating accumulation by investors. 

A director of Microsoft is bullish on Ethereum’s adoption over the next two years. Ethereum price has recovered from the price drop over the past two weeks and the altcoin is now on track for a new all-time high. 

Ethereum price heads to a new all-time high

Yorke Rhodes, Director of Digital Transformation at Microsoft has made a bold prediction on Ethereum. Rhodes believes that Ethereum will become the new decentralized app store. 

As a flagship marketplace for web3 applications, Ethereum adoption could skyrocket within the next two years. The idea is based on the potential of the Ethereum network as a hub for decentralized applications. 

Ethereum hosts about 3,000 decentralized applications on its network. Based on data from Glassnode, whales with over 100,000 ETH in their wallet have been distributing their holdings for over a year.

The overall supply of Ethereum is more decentralized than it was three years ago. Interestingly, small wallet investors have accumulated more Ethereum, consistently over the same time period. This decentralization and accumulation is indicative of Ethereum’s rising popularity among investors. 

Ethereum supply distribution among small and large wallet investors demonstrates this trend. 

Ethereum: Relative address supply distribution

Ethereum: Relative address supply distribution

@Pentosh1, a pseudonymous cryptocurrency analyst has noted that Ethereum price still has one last major leg-up against Bitcoin. The analyst observes that Ethereum broke out of its seven month consolidation phase and is now ready to rally. 

@IAmCryptoWolf, another pseudonymous analyst, is bullish on Ethereum. The analyst has predicted a new all-time high for Ethereum. 

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Ekta Mourya

Ekta Mourya

FXStreet

Ekta Mourya has extensive experience in fundamental and on-chain analysis, particularly focused on impact of macroeconomics and central bank policies on cryptocurrencies.

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