The price of Ethereum has broken out against Bitcoin for the first time in almost a month as the digital asset sees a renewed bullish momentum. Triggered by <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/visa-announce-to-adopt-usd-coin-to-settle-transaction/">Visa’s recent announcement</a> to use USDC stablecoin on the ETH blockchain, Ether is set towards a massive price breakout.
<h2><strong>Ethereum's Price on the Bullish Momentum</strong></h2>
During the first quarter, the price of ETH cryptocurrency surged by more than 160%, outperforming even Bitcoin when its price rose by 100%.

With the digital asset's increased valuation, the demand for the network continued to surge. For instance, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi lending on Ethereum surged to more than $45 billion since 2020.

<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/markets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ether</a> is on the rise again and currently trading at $2,004, slightly lower than the all-time high (ATH) at $2,033. With an upward price movement, Ethereum could soon be approaching the $2,500 milestone.

Meanwhile, the number of active Ethereum addresses indicates that the user activity on the <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/ethereum-blockchain-reaches-1b-transaction-as-eth-rising-to-new-all-time-high/">Ethereum blockchain</a> has risen in tandem with the price. Data from Glassnode shows that the number of active Ethereum addresses reached a 1-month high at 33,257.

This is optimistic news for any blockchain protocol as the valuation of a network's token price is supplemented with an increased user activity.

Ethereum’s price will likely react to the performance of the U.S. bond market and the U.S. dollar. A stronger US dollar will likely lead to a weaker Ethereum as the two have an inverted relationship.
<h2><strong>Ether Could Outperform Bitcoin</strong></h2>
The technical market structure of Ethereum also looks optimistic. Traders are anticipating Ethereum to outperform Bitcoin<a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/analyst-spencer-noon-thinks-ethereum-is-done-outperforming-bitcoin/"> this quarter</a>, considering it has begun to see momentum on the ETH/BTC pair.

Meanwhile, the ETH/BTC pair continuously stagnated since early March, even when Bitcoin saw a strong uptrend to around $60,000. With the ETH/BTC pair breaking out for the first time since March 9, ETH is rebuilding its technical momentum as it heads towards $2,500.

Ethereum Renews Bullish Momentum to Suggest Massive Rally is Near

The price of Ethereum has broken out against Bitcoin for the first time in almost a month as the digital asset sees a renewed bullish momentum.

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Ethereum Renews Bullish Momentum to Suggest Massive Rally is Near

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