Ethereum Classic (ETC), Polygon (MATIC) Skyrocket As 'Ethereum Plus' Trend Continues

In a deja vu trend, Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Polygon (MATIC) have reemerged as the top gainers as the cryptocurrency market regains its upwards momentum.

What Happened: ETC traded 51.03% higher at $75.76 at press time on Monday night over a 24-hour period. The cryptocurrency was up 38.42% against Bitcoin (BTC) and 23.16% against Ethereum (ETH).

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MATIC was in the green by 46.64% in a 24-hour period at $1.70. The blockchain scalability platform’s token traded 35.63% and 20.68% higher against BTC and ETH, respectively.

The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, BTC and ETH, traded 8.75% and 22.11% higher at $38,468.45 and $2,611.13.

It is notable that ETC is down 56.16% since its all-time high of $176.16 reached on May 6 and MATIC has lost 35.06% since its all-time high of $2.68 on May 18.

Other notable gainers included Uniswap (UNI), which traded 43.3%  higher at press time at $25.01, and Terra (LUNA), which was up 41.98% at $6.26.

Why It Matters: Prior to the crumbling of the cryptocurrency markets, cryptocurrencies complimentary to Ethereum and those competing against it were surging and so were coins perceived to be “cheaper” versions of it.

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This trend of perceived cheaper coins gaining ground continues as Bitcoin Gold (BTG) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), surged 30.58% and 31.06% at press time to $62.42 and $739.73 respectively as well.

Matic’s rise before the cryptocurrency crash took place among a wider surging of Decentralized Finance or DeFi arena and the addition of new active users.

Congestion on Ethereum’s network and a high gas fee also contributed to MATIC’s rise. These factors continue to remain in play.

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