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3 reasons why Cosmos (ATOM) price is near a new all-time high

January 11, 2022
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Blockchain network interoperability is shaping up to be one of the main themes for the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2022. New users are continuing to onboard into the growing world of crypto while both new and established projects search for the chain that will best serve the needs of their protocol and community. 

One project that has 2022 off to a bullish start, thanks to its focus on facilitating the communication between separate networks, is Cosmos (ATOM). This project bills itself as “the internet of blockchains” and seeks to facilitate the development of an interconnected decentralized economy.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since hitting a low of $25.06 on Dec. 30, the price of ATOM has rallied 75% to hit a daily high at $43.98 on Jan. 4 as its 24-hour trading volume spiked to $2.54 billion.

ATOM/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView

Three reasons for the surging price of ATOM are the launch of a cross-chain bridge, which makes the protocol Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible and an upcoming Theta upgrade, which will rapidly expand the ecosystem of connected chains and applications.

Cosmos nears EVM compatibility

The most significant development that has provided a boost to ATOM is the rollout of Evmos, an EVM-compatible protocol that will allow assets and projects that operate on the Ethereum (ETH) network to migrate over to the Cosmos ecosystem.

@EvmosOrg is an application-agnostic @cosmos chain ⚛️@EvmosOrg will be interoperable with @Ethereum, EVM-compatible environments, and other chains via IBC, making it easy to move value across chains ⛓

Learn about @EvmosOrg network architecture https://t.co/VfDiYxVkte pic.twitter.com/20iMai6B3Z

— Figment (@Figment_io) December 7, 2021

Up to this point, there had not been a way for Ethereum-based projects to interact with the Cosmos ecosystem. This significantly limited the number of projects and tokens that could interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible token (NFT) projects in the Cosmos ecosystem.

Gravity Bridge, which launched on Dec. 15, is another project dedicated to facilitating the bridging of assets between Ethereum and Cosmos and it currently operates as a standalone chain. Plans to migrate to the Cosmos Hub in early 2022 are currently underway.

Preparing for the Theta upgrade

A second development that has put wind in the sails of Cosmos is the protocol’s upcoming Theta upgrade, which is scheduled for March 31.

Some of the new features included in the upgrade are the addition of meta-transactions where transactions can be submitted by separate accounts that receive tips and the introduction of inter-chain accounts, which allow users to manage accounts across multiple blockchains. Another feature is liquid staking, a system where users utilize the value of staked assets in other parts of the Cosmos ecosystem.

The Theta upgrade also includes NFT modules, which enable the simple management of NFT identifiers, their owners and associated data.

Related: ROSE gains 54% in a week as Oasis Network ecosystem expands

Expanding ecosystems are typically bullish

A third reason for the bullish momentum of ATOM is the ecosystem’s expansion to 28 live, interconnected chains that total more than $68 billion in total value.

Cosmos is the only cross-chain ecosystem in the world that uses an interoperability standard.#CosmosFactshttps://t.co/HwBEUuchyP pic.twitter.com/9b9YRyLfVS

— Cosmos – Internet of Blockchains ⚛️ (@cosmos) December 30, 2021

Some of the more established chains that have joined the Cosmos ecosystem are the Binance Smart Chain, Terra (LUNA) and Crypto.com (CRO), while the biggest projects using Cosmos’ software development kit (SDK) include Osmosis (OSMO), Secret (SCRT), Oasis Network (ROSE) and Kava (KAVA).

As the bridge protocols linking Cosmos with other EVM-compatible networks are established, the number of chains connected to the Cosmos Hub is likely to increase. This will bring an increase in the total value of the ecosystem along with it.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for ATOM on Dec. 29, prior to the recent price rise.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. ATOM price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for ATOM began to pick up on Dec. 28 and climbed to a high of 81 just as the price began to increase 67% over the next six days.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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