Amid the heightened fear of further crypto capitulation in the coming weeks, some altcoins, led by Starknet (STRK) are gradually presenting opportunities for long-term investors to make more discounted purchases.
Cryptocurrency prices have been battered in 2023, and some investors are bracing for further capitulation in the coming weeks. However, some altcoins, led by Starknet (STRK), are presenting opportunities for long-term investors to make discounted purchases.
The anticipated reversal in Bitcoin (BTC) dominance will accelerate the ongoing crypto cash oration to the altcoins. Moreover, the approval of spot Ether and Solana ETFs amid crypto regulatory clarity in the United States, among other jurisdictions, has set the pace for mainstream adoption of altcoins.
Starknet (STRK) price has emerged as the second-highest on-chain investment for Vitalik Buterin. According to on-chain data analysis, Buterin’s associated address has unlocked 1.268 million STRK, worth about $470k.
As a result, Buterin currently holds a total of 2.11 million STRK units, valued at about $809k. Notably, Buterin's STRK holdings are the second largest, following his Ether holdings, which are valued at over $600 million.
Recently, Buterin clarified that he has never liquidated his top crypto portfolios except for donations to Web3 projects, among others. Hence, it is safe to assume that Buterin will continue to be a major holder of STRK in the future.
The Starknet network has attracted several DeFi platforms looking to build on the Ethereum ecosystem. At the time of writing, the young project had a total value locked (TVL) of about $233 million and a stablecoins market cap of around $87 million.
Remarkably, Starknet’s TVL has grown from below $50 million to the current value year-to-date, suggesting rising Web3 activity. Some of the top decentralized finance (DeFi) projects leveraging the Starknet protocol include Ekubo, Nostra, zkLend, and Nimbora, among others.
From a technical perspective, STRK’s price has been forming a potential reversal pattern after being trapped in a falling trend for the past five months. The mid-cap altcoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $3.8 billion and a daily average trade volume of around $89 million, has formed a possible triple bottom in the daily time frame coupled with rising divergence on the Relative Strength Index (RSI).
