IOTA (MIOTA) Price Prediction: Will It Go Parabolic After the Rebased Upgrade?

Crypto prices have performed relatively well this week, with Bitcoin hovering above the key resistance level at $95,000. They have also been largely supported by the stock market, which has continued rallying, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rising for two days.

Another crypto to buy is IOTA (CRYPTO: IOTA). IOTA is one of the top cryptos to buy this week for two main reasons.

Firstly, the countdown to the IOTA's Rebased upgrade, which will be the largest in its history, is fast approaching and it will take place on Monday, May 2. The Rebased upgrade will bring several critical features to the IOTA network. For investors, there will be an opportunity to stake the coin and earn between 10% and 15% in yield. Meanwhile, developers will get a layer-1 network with more than 50,000 transactions per second (TPS) and its smart contracts will be leveraging Move's technology.

The implication of the Rebased upgrade is that IOTA will be able to compete with other major layer-1 chains, such as Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT). It will allow developers to build decentralized applications in industries like DeFi and gaming. The risk here is that IOTA could turn out to be another layer-1 chain with superior capabilities but no activity. Some of these ghost chains include Zilliqa (CRYPTO: ZIL) and Mina (CRYPTO: MINA).

Secondly, IOTA is a top crypto to buy also because it has formed a falling wedge chart pattern on the daily chart. It has even moved above the upper band of this pattern. Hence, there is a high likelihood that the token will breakout ahead of the Rebased upgrade.

One altcoin to sell is Sign (CRYPTO: SIGN). The price of Sign has been going parabolic in a high-volume environment this week following its listing by Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the industry. The token surged by more than 35% on Tuesday as its volume soared to $1 billion. This is a significant amount for a coin with a market cap that is above $125 million.

However, there are two main reasons why one may want to sell the Sign token. Firstly, the Binance listing momentum will ultimately fade and the coin will cease trending. Historically, crypto prices usually drop after the initial listing surge. A recent report showed that 98% of all coins that Binance has listed have crashed.

Secondly, Sign is a highly dilutive coin. It has a maximum supply of 10 billion SIGN tokens and a current circulating supply of 1.2 billion. It will unlock 150 million SIGN tokens in July, 290 million in October and another 290 million in January. An additional 410 million SIGN tokens will be unlocked in April. These unlocks will continue until 2030, which will keep on leading to substantial dilutions.

Most importantly, only 30% of these unlocks will go to the community, while 70% is allocated to the core team, private investors, foundation and ecosystem.