Key Takeaways:
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) jumped more than 200% over the past three weeks, driven by a significant token burn from Binance and a successful community vote to upgrade the network. The token’s price climbed from $0.00006792 to a 15-month high of $0.00011050, according to data from SoSoValue, pushing its market capitalization back into the top 100.
"The roughly 220% upswing in monthly terms completely reversed the downward slope," one report noted, highlighting the renewed momentum. This price action is supported by a surge in on-chain activity, with the Chaikin Money Flow indicator reaching a rare 0.40, a signal of strong accumulation by large investors.
The rally gained significant traction after Binance burned over 1 billion LUNC tokens at the start of May, bringing its total contribution to over 80 billion tokens destroyed. Daily spot trading volumes for LUNC have surged to more than $257 million, a stark increase from the $10 to $20 million range seen just months ago. The community has also proposed asking Binance to increase its burn commitment from 50% to 100% of trading fees to further reduce the massive 6.46 trillion circulating supply.
Fueling the bullish case, the Terra Classic community passed a key governance vote for the v4.0.1 network upgrade, set for implementation on May 6. The upgrade is designed to patch historical vulnerabilities and improve Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) with ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana. Despite the positive developments, the token's Relative Strength Index (RSI) has entered overbought territory at 77.92, suggesting a potential for a near-term pullback. The next major resistance level for LUNC is cited by traders near the $0.00018 mark.
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