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Magic Eden Struggles After Airdrop, 75% of Tokens Claimed

Magic Eden (ME) price has faced challenges following its highly anticipated airdrop, with 75% of the 125 million tokens already claimed. The initial frenzy saw over 60 million tokens claimed within the first hour, while the remaining 25% is expected to be claimed gradually, minimizing the risk of significant price disruptions.

Limited Long-Term Interest:

A significant portion of airdrop recipients have already sold their entire allocation. Data reveals that roughly 80% of claimants have sold all their ME tokens, while only 8.3% are holding onto their entire allocation. This suggests that many participants viewed the airdrop as a short-term liquidity event rather than a long-term investment opportunity.

Price Outlook:

ME is currently hovering around key support levels. If the current downtrend continues, the price could test $4, a crucial support level. A break below this level could signal further weakness and potentially lead to extended selling pressure.

However, $4 is expected to provide strong support, and maintaining a position above this level could prevent deeper declines in the near term.

Conversely, if positive momentum emerges, ME could rebound and challenge the $4.69 resistance level. Breaking through this resistance could pave the way for a rise towards $5.10, with the potential to reach as high as $5.72 if buying activity intensifies.

Conclusion:

The success of Magic Eden’s recovery will largely depend on its ability to hold above $4 and break through key resistance levels. The limited long-term holding interest among airdrop recipients could pose a challenge to sustained price growth.

December 2024, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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