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Ethereum Name Service has surged 7.6% over the past day, making it the top gainer among the largest 100 crypto assets amid a general downturn in the global crypto market.
At the time of writing, Ethereum Name Service ($ENS) was trading at $27.32, marking a 4.4% increase in the last 24 hours, according to data from crypto.news. With a circulating supply of 32.8 million $ENS, the project’s market cap stands at $896 million.
Despite this recent price increase, $ENS remains down 68% from its all-time high of $85.69, achieved on November 11, 2021. Meanwhile, the daily trading volume for $ENS has risen by 86%, reaching approximately $234 million.
Over the past year, $ENS has surged over 185%, while Ethereum and Bitcoin have recorded gains of 84% and 122%, respectively.
Ethereum Name Service operates as a decentralized system on the Ethereum blockchain, enabling users to assign easy-to-remember names like “jake.eth” to various digital identifiers, including addresses and metadata.
This system, which is governed by smart contracts and a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), represents a shift from traditional, centralized domain name systems.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has recently highlighted the importance of integrating $ENS domains with layer-2 blockchains.
He advocates for the adoption of trustless, Merkle-proof-based CCIP resolvers to facilitate the registration and readability of $ENS subdomains directly on layer-2 solutions, thereby reducing costs and emphasizing their role in the developing crypto landscape.
The recent surge in $ENS coincides with the SEC’s approval of the first-ever spot Ethereum ETFs in the U.S., which are set to begin trading today, July 23.
$ENS’s price jump also comes despite a drop in Ethereum, which has declined 1.13% in the last 24 hours, trading at $3,444 at press time.
$ENS is fundamentally different from Ethereum, but many retail investors view them as cheaper alternatives. As ETH gains popularity among institutions, individual investors might shift their focus to lower-cap ‘Ethereum’ coins like $ENS.
The global crypto market has also seen a 1.7% drop in the last 24 hours, currently standing at $2.41 trillion.
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