{"id":523336,"date":"2023-03-16T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=523336"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:42:09","slug":"stx-down-by-14-ahead-of-upcoming-hardfork-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/stx-down-by-14-ahead-of-upcoming-hardfork-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacks (STX) Down By 14% Ahead Of Upcoming Hard Fork Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stacks (STX), one of 2023\u2019s most profitable cryptocurrencies, appears to be experiencing some market troubles. According to data from CoinMarketCap<\/a>, the altcoin has lost 14.3% of its value in the last 24 hours, making it one of the biggest daily losers in the top 50 cryptocurrencies.<\/span><\/p>\n The current downtrend in the STX market can be considered as \u201cunexpected,\u201d following the token\u2019s impressive start to the week that saw its price soar by 71.4% to trade above the $1 mark. In addition to its price action, STX\u2019s daily trading volume is also down to the tune of 19.6%.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading: XRP Price Prediction: Topside Bias Vulnerable Unless It Surges Past $0.38<\/a><\/p>\n However, compared to its overall price movement, the present loss by the STX token is quite insignificant, thus, causing no panic among investors. For context, Stacks has gained by 46.9% in the last seven days and a staggering 201.8% in the last 30 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Moreover, there is a high level of interest surrounding the Stacks network due to its upcoming hard fork upgrade slated for later this month. At the time of writing, STX is trading at a market price of $0.9132, with its market cap set at $1.247 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, STX\u2019s maximum market supply remains at 1.818 billion, of which 1.366 billion tokens are in circulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last month, Stacks announced<\/a> its plans to activate a hard fork on its network on March 20, 2023, naming the upgrade Stacks 2.1. Ever since, there has been much excitement around the Stacks network, especially as the upgrade launch date approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n Just earlier today, Binance, the world\u2019s biggest cryptocurrency trading platform, announced<\/a> its support for the Stacks hard fork plans stating that the network upgrade will not affect STX trading on its platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Just like any update, Stacks 2.1 is expected to bring some exciting new features to the Stacks blockchain. According to the development team, the hard fork is intended to strengthen the connection between Stacks and its underlying platform – Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSTX trading at $0.9116 | Source: STXUSD Chart on Tradingview.com<\/a><\/span><\/pre>\n
Stacks Hard Fork Draws Nearer<\/span><\/h2>\n