Bitcoin Bitcoin surged 8% today as it reclaims $40K but is just up 2% on the week. Last Friday, Bitcoin was trading inside an ascending price channel as it breached the January 2021 high at $42,000 to reach as high as $42,400 over the weekend. From there, BTC rolled over and broke beneath the ascending price channel on Monday. It then traded downward inside a descending wedge formation – best seen on the 4-hour chart. This wedge saw the price of BTC being driven lower until...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap at 6-Week High: Polkadot (DOT) Explodes 16% (Market Watch)
The bitcoin bulls continued their offensive in the past 24 hours as the asset reached yet another 2-month high of over $42,500. Most alternative coins have outperformed their leader, including ETH, BNB, and DOT, which has jumped by more than 16% in a day. Green Altcoins; DOT Adds 16% of Value The altcoins were relatively stagnant yesterday, but the situation is significantly different today. Ethereum traded around $2,450, but a 6% increase has driven it to approximately...
Read More »Bitcoin Spikes to a 2-Month High Above $42K: Up 25% in July (Market Watch)
Bitcoin has initiated another leg up, resulting in charting a new two-month high of just over $42,000. Apart from Chainlink, most alternative coins trail behind, and BTC’s market dominance has increased to well above 48%. Bitcoin Taps a 2-Month High As reported earlier this week, bitcoin went on a tear after dabbling with the $33,000 price line for a while and charted a $7,000 green candle. As a result, the cryptocurrency briefly exceeded $40,000 for the first time in over a...
Read More »Bitcoin Spikes to 18-Day High, Crypto Market Cap Nears $1.5 Trillion (Market Watch)
The bulls have resumed control over the market in the past few days and have pushed bitcoin to a near three-week high at almost $35,000. The alternative coins have also benefited from these developments, with ETH closing down to $2,200 and DOGE sitting at $0.20. Bitcoin Taps an 18-Day High Ever since bitcoin bottomed at $29,200 on July 20th, the cryptocurrency has been on a roll. It bounced off immediately and reclaimed $30,000 in just a few hours. Shortly after, more...
Read More »Bitcoin Hit a Weekly High Around $33K: Crypto Markets Gained $230B in 3 Days (Market Watch)
After charting a $3,000 surge in a day, BTC continued slightly upwards again in the past 24 hours and reached a weekly high at approximately $33,000. Most alternative coins are in the green as well, with ETH nearing $2,100 and Polkadot registering a 7% increase. Bitcoin Touched $33K After the Monday crash in which the primary cryptocurrency dumped below $30,000, the bulls have kept complete control over the market. They firstly pushed the asset above that coveted level before...
Read More »Polkadot Is the Only Blockchain Protocol Fitting the Revolutionary Bill: Interview With Parity
Polkadot is the only protocol that fits the bill of a blockchain project providing enhanced scalability, speed, security, and utilization, said Peter Mauric – the head of public affairs at Parity Technologies. In an interview with CryptoPotato, Mauric outlined Polkadot’s advantages over Ethereum and spoke about the project’s parachains. Polkadot Over Ethereum Ever since the official launch of the network in 2020 – three years after the ICO – Polkadot, the sharded...
Read More »Bitcoin Amid $32K as Markets Await GBTC Unlock (Market Watch)
While BTC’s price continues to trade in a range of around $32,000, all eyes are on today’s largest GBTC unlocking of over 16,000 bitcoins. On the other hand, some of the altcoins have bounced off since the recent price declines, with DOGE jumping by roughly 9% on a 24-hour scale. All Eyes on GBTC Unlocking After briefly exceeding $33,000 on Thursday, bitcoin started to retrace in value and lost about $2,000 in a day. The subsequent unsuccessful attempt by the bulls to recover...
Read More »Bitcoin Reached a 3-Week Low as ETH Dips Beneath $1,900 (Market Watch)
Aside from a brief spike of over $1,000, bitcoin’s struggles continue as the asset is still well below $32,000. The alternative coins have also lost some more steam, with ETH standing beneath $1,900 and BNB close to breaking below $300. Bitcoin Dipped to a 3-Week Low BTC’s hurdles continue ever since the asset failed to breach $35,000 earlier this week. The bears took control over the market at that point and kept pushing it south. Initially, bitcoin decreased beneath...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Tops $34K on Another Minimal Weekend Volume (Market Watch)
The trading volumes remained low during the weekend once again, but bitcoin jumped by more than $1,000 in a day to a high of around $34,700. The alternative coins have also bounced off and reclaimed some ground, with BNB exceeding $330 and XRP spiking by 5%. Bitcoin Tops $34K Despite Minimal Volume The scenario in the past two weekends was quite similar, and we didn’t see much going on. As a result, the trading volume reached multi-month lows, according to data from...
Read More »Bitcoin Stalls at $33K in Anticipation of Critical GBTC Week (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s calm weekend continues as the asset has stalled in a tight range between $33,000 and $34,000. Most alternative coins are performing similarly with minor moves in either direction. Bitcoin Stalls at $33.5K Bitcoin tested $35,000 during the workweek but failed to breach it, and the bears pushed it down south. In a matter of days, the cryptocurrency fell by nearly $3,000, resulting in a two-week bottom of just over $32,000. Nevertheless, the trajectory reversed shortly...
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