The crypto market is experiencing a correction with Bitcoin and Ethereum giving back their gains from previous weeks. The general sentiment in the sector was optimistic but could take a blow if main cryptocurrencies lose their current levels. Related Reading: USDC Exchange Reserve Spikes – Can This Help Push Bitcoin Back Up? At the time of writing, Ethereum (ETH) trades at $1,690 with a 10% loss in the last 24 hours and 7 days, respectively. The cryptocurrency has preserved a critical support zone at $1,700 that was turned from major resistance into support. In a market update, BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes called the short-term price action across the crypto market “ugly” as he sees potential for further losses. Hayes said via Twitter: The short-term price action is ugly. Assuming you are long, it could mean you read the market wrong. Is it time to cover, sit tight, or add more? That all depends on your nerve and how well you can read the chart. In the short term, a trader might experience losses, but if the trader is playing the long run on Ethereum, Hayes believes nothing has “fundamentally change” for the second cryptocurrency by market cap. In less than a month, Ethereum is set to deploy “The Merge” on mainnet. This event will signal ETH’s full transition into a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain. In what is one of the most expected events in the history of the crypto market, Ethereum will set the stage for a less energy-consu...
