MINA, the token that powers the zero-knowledge (ZK) proof-powered Mina Protocol, has seen a huge pump, nearly doubling in price since the start of the week.
Last trading at $0.76, MINA is up around 63% in the last 24 hours, as per CoinGecko.
At earlier session highs in the $0.90s, MINA’s 24 hour price gain was as much as 100%, meaning its price had more than doubled in one day.
The Mina Protocol refers to itself as the world’s “lightest” blockchain, thanks to its small and consistent blocksize that, thanks to ZK proof technology, remains unchanged regardless of the number of transactions or smart contracts running on the network.
MINA’s market cap was last around $750 million, with the token’s latest pump attributed to an announcement from major Korean crypto exchange Upbit that they will be listing the token.
https://twitter.com/Official_Upbit/status/1716690644717224014?s=20
MINA’s listing on Upbit opens the door to a flood of potential new retail crypto investors.
It’s worth noting that South Korea is one of the countries with the highest rates of crypto adoption and ownership in the world, so listings on exchanges there can have a big market impact.
Upbit noted that MINA deposits must be made via the Mina Protocol’s blockchain, which should spur the protocol’s on-chain activity.
MINA’s pump has also coincided with a huge rally in the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on optimism the US SEC will soon approve stop Bitcoin ETFs.
MINA’s huge pump since the start of the week has seen it break convincingly to the north of a key long-term resistance level around $0.50.
This level was notable because the downtrend from the late 2021 highs, 200DMA and support-turned-resistance from mid-2023 all coincided here.
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