Exchange Tokens Recovers as Investors Focus on Utility

The cryptocurrency ecosystem is gradually seeing a comprehensive recovery, and while there is still a bit of volatility in the market, exchange tokens are on a bullish tear as investors return back to trading actions. 

The market plunged by shedding more than $200 billion in a couple of days this past week as every digital currency experienced a ripple effect of the fall of the Terra blockchain network. The LUNA coin lost 99% of its value while the protocol’s native token, UST, is currently changing hands at $0.1765 instead of $1 according to CoinMarketCap’s data.

How Exchange Tokens are Performing

Led by Binance Coin (BNB), the cryptocurrency of the world’s largest trading platform is up 6.32% to $297.72, a significant trading level considering its plunge to almost a 12-month low of $216.32 earlier in the week. Despite the broad-based sell-offs the coin has recorded, it is still ranked as the fifth-largest digital asset with the USD Coin (USDC) displacing it from the fourth position.

FTT, the native coin of the FTX Derivatives Exchange is changing hands at $31.45, up 3.5% in the past 24 hours. KuCoin Token (KCS) is also seeing a remarkable run in its price, equally surviving the similar onslaught that was experienced by its peers.

The cryptocurrency is up 11.34% to $13.57, a figure that is 52.53% from its All-Time High (ATH) of $28.80.

The rejuvenation seen in these exchange tokens is evident that demand is picking up from traders as many took the ‘wait and see’ approach amidst the extreme volatility that engulfed the ecosystem a few days ago.

Exchange tokens serve a very vital role in the functioning of their respective platforms, and unlike other tokens with limited utility, their rates of growth can be projected to exceed other prominent tokens in the medium to long term.

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