{"id":5311,"date":"2023-02-12T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T16:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitcoincasinos.com\/?p=5311"},"modified":"2023-02-12T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T16:06:30","slug":"the-number-of-ethereum-active-addresses-plunged-by-1-1-million-year-over-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitcoincasinos.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/12\/the-number-of-ethereum-active-addresses-plunged-by-1-1-million-year-over-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Number of Ethereum Active Addresses Plunged by 1.1 million Year-over-Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has dipped by 48% year-over-year, trading around $1,600 last week. But besides a huge price correction, the world`s second most-valuable crypto has also seen a plunge in the number of active addresses.<\/p>\n

According to data presented by Bitcoin Casinos<\/a>, the number of active addresses that either bought or sold Ethereum plunged by 1.1 million year-over-year, falling to 5.75 million last week.<\/p>\n

Small ETH Investors Lose Ground<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The crypto analytics platform, Glassnode, showed Ethereum’s price dip was more attractive to investors searching for a bigger investment chunk.<\/p>\n

In January last year, the number of unique addresses holding more than or equal to 0.1 ETH hit 6.4 million. Ethereum’s price stood at around $3,250 at that time. Since then, the number of Ethereum wallets with balances of at least 1 ETH dropped to 5.1 million, while the price of the cryptocurrency fell by 48% to $1,600.<\/p>\n