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📸 Daily Market Snapshot: The 
Ethereum L2 sector has had a truly brutal spring and summer with most major players down 60+% since they topped out at the beginning of the year. Starknet's STRK token is in a tougher spot than most, down a whopping 89% since its debut, falling another 6% on Tuesday.
| Prices as of 6pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $2.03T | ↗ 0.6% | 0.0% |
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BTC $57,634 | ↗ 0.3% | ↘ 0.8% |
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ETH $2,381 | ↗ 0.6% | ↘ 3.4% |
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APE $0.83 | ↗ 2.8% | ↗ 40.2% |
Ethereum has been in hot water lately.
Sentiment is down, and critics have been quick to point out ETH's underperformance against SOL while largely attributing this to a perceived loss of mindshare and users to L2s.
This narrative has sparked a crucial debate: Are L2s Ethereum? The answer, as with most things in crypto, is a delightful mix of mess and simplicity.
So, let’s take a closer look at both sides of this argument and explore the relationship between Ethereum and L2s. 👇
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When is this all going to reverse?
That’s the question we asked Benjamin Cowen – YouTuber, founder of Into The CryptoVerse, and chart maximalist – who does some fantastic technical analysis.
The main goal of this pod is to understand if we're currently going through Ethereum’s bottom, but we also cover:
- Are crypto 4-year cycles dead?
- What’s next for ETH/BTC?
- How’s Ben positioning his portfolio for what’s coming?
Hear all of the analysis! 👇
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