Injective (INJ) Price Prediction as the Ecosystem Grows: Can INJ Hit $45?

Injective price has crawled back since mid-May as traders watch its ecosystem grow after announcing recent events. The INJ token rose to $30 and is hovering near its highest levels since April 12.

Injective (INJ) price has remained in focus this year as traders watch its ecosystem grow following recent announcements. The INJ token price has crawled back from lows of $18 in April and is now trading at $30. It has risen by more than 60% from its lowest level in April.

Injective, a financial-focused blockchain network backed by Mark Cuban, recently announced that it has integrated Wormhole PYUSD, a stablecoin launched by PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Paxos. In a statement, the developers noted that Injective has become the first layer-1 platform to support PayPal’s $400 million stablecoin.

This integration will allow the token to be seamlessly transferred from Ethereum and Solana onto Injective. Developers can also onboard the stablecoin from Injective to Solana.

“Injective is integrating PYUSD, becoming one of the first ever L1s to support the stablecoin released by PayPal & Paxos. PYUSD can be onboarded from Ethereum & Solana onto Injective. dApps on Injective can utilize $PYUSD for lightning fast payments, trading, DeFi and more.”

This news comes as Mito Finance, an upcoming liquidity management platform on Injective, has announced the launch of its permissionless vaults. The launch will allow users to create their own vaults on Mito and begin trading.

So far, users have created the GME/INJ, ZIG/INJ, and NLT/INJ vaults on the platform. Injective’s ecosystem still lags behind some of its newer counterparts. Data from DeFi Llama shows that the network has 17 DeFi applications with a total value locked (TVL) of over $159 million.

The largest protocols on the network are Hydro Protocol, Dojoswap, Helix, and Neptune Finance. In comparison, the recently launched Blast network has over $2.07 billion in assets while Base and Merlin have $1.68 billion and $1.17 billion in assets, respectively.

However, Helix, the largest DEX on the network, has seen recent success. According to CoinMarketCap, the platform handled over $101 million in transactions in the past 12 hours, making it the 16th largest DEX in the industry.

One potential catalyst that could help Helix gain market share in the industry is the continued launch and popularity of meme coins. In recent months, Solana meme coins like Bonk and Dogwifhat have helped Raydium, Orca, and Jupiter become top-5 DEX networks.

Injective price analysis: INJ set for more gains?

The INJ token bottomed at $18.66 in April and has now rebounded to over $30. It has jumped above the crucial resistance point at $30, which was its highest level in April and May and its lowest level in January. The 25-day and 50-day moving averages have formed a bullish crossover.

At the same time, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has formed an ascending channel, which is shown in red. Therefore, the outlook for the token is bullish, with the next reference level to watch being at $45, which was its highest point on January 9th. This move would imply a 46% upside from the current level.