Market Analysis
Ether’s chances of breaking above $5,000 depend on institutional accumulation, but rising competition and muted derivatives metrics keep investor sentiment restrained.
Marcel Pechman
Marcel Pechman is a markets analyst and writer covering both cryptocurrency and traditional finance. He has appeared on multiple YouTube channels and podcasts, including Decentralize with Cointelegraph, The Market Report, and Macro Markets from Cointelegraph Markets, as well as Bitcoinheiros and Educação Real on YouTube, and Robin Seyr’s podcast. Marcel joined Cointelegraph in 2020, following 17 years as an equity sales trader at Deutsche Bank, UBS, Pactual, Safra, and Fator. He has previously written for the Brazilian crypto outlets Portal do Bitcoin and Livecoins. Marcel holds a postgraduate certificate in Engineering and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Marcel has no crypto holdings above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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