This week was easily one of the most eventful ones in the cryptocurrency field in terms of overall developments, especially in the DeFi sector.Starting with Bitcoin, however, not much changed since last week. BTC price started trading at around $11,800 seven days ago, and it’s currently at roughly the same level. However, this doesn’t mean that there was no volatility.On Monday, BTC briefly broke for the second time above $12,100, causing serious enthusiasm in the community. Over the next few...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis Aug 14: Bitcoin (BTC), ETH, XRP, LINK, WAVES
Bitcoin (BTC)Bitcoin is more or less around the price it was traded a week ago, but this comes after a raging week as the coin plunged to a weekly low around $11,100.Shortly before, Bitcoin made another push towards the current high at $12,100 (1.272 Fib Extension), for the second time in 10 days. Unfortunately, BTC was unable to sustain this high.Just one day after, Bitcoin lost almost $1000, however quickly recovered to the support level around $11,400 (.236 Fib Retracement and prior high)....
Read More »BTC Dominance At 1-Year Lows as Ethereum Skyrockets 9%
Bitcoin’s dominance over the market continues to suffer even though BTC has recovered from its dips and trades at $11,750.This is primarily because of numerous impressive alt pumps, including Ethereum, which finally broke above $400 after its significant price surge.Ethereum Over $400, LINK (Another) ATH, Alts RejoiceThe second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is among the most impressive gainers from the past 24 hours. Ethereum dipped below $380 yesterday, but bulls took control and...
Read More »Ethereum (ETH) Price Rallies Above $420 as Total Value Locked in DeFi Hits $5 Billion
Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether has experienced an explosive price action in the last few hours. ETH surged by more than 8 percent to move past the $420 price mark breaking out of a week-long consolidation.Also, the Ethereum based decentralized finance ecosystem just registered a new milestone. The total USD value locked in DeFi hit the $5 billion mark.ETH Regains Position Above the $420 Level After 2 YearsIn a thunderous bout of volatility, ETH jumped by more than 8 percent to...
Read More »Average Ethereum Transaction Fees Soar To New ATH as Yield Farming Booms
The Ethereum transaction fees reached a new all-time high following the latest DeFi craze YAM. A simple approval operation on some decentralized exchanges like Uniswap costs upwards of $13 on occasions.ETH Gas Fees Through The RoofThe Ethereum blockchain is the underlying technology behind the majority of the DeFi-based projects. Investors wanting to allocate funds into such assets can do so by swapping ETH on platforms like Uniswap.The multitude of emerging projects, as well as the increased...
Read More »$400 Is Getting Away From Ethereum Following BTC’s Recent Decline (ETH Price Analysis)
Following Bitcoin’s price plunge from earlier today, Ethereum dropped to $365 before a decent recovery above $380.The cryptocurrency attempted to break above resistance at $400 this week but failed to do so, as of now.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum maintained the critical support at 0.0326 BTC.ETH/USD – Bulls Fail To Overcome $398 – $400 Resistance AreaKey Support Levels: $380, $370, $350.Key Resistance Levels: $400, $408, $430.Over the past 5-days of trading, ETH made several attempts, trying to...
Read More »What is Uniswap In Simple Words?
You may have heard of Uniswap has been a frequently debated topic among the DeFi space. Originally, Hayden Adams created the Uniswap protocol as he was inspired by Vitalik Buterin’s post about the market maker equation X * Y = K.Hayden took a practical approach to the equation and created Uniswap, a protocol for automated liquidity provisioning.This guide will help you understand the following concepts:What is Uniswap?How does automated liquidity provisioning work using X * Y = K...
Read More »Positive Ethereum Interactions Through The Roof After ETH’s Price Surge
Following the latest developments and price movements from Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has seen its weighted social sentiment turn significantly more positive to reach a fresh all-time high. Twitter Loves Ethereum According to data from the popular analytics company Santiment, Ethereum’s so-called weighted social sentiment has been increasing in positivity lately. Essentially, this metric takes into consideration the positive and the negative...
Read More »Average Ethereum Fees Surge to $3 on High DeFi Demand
Anyone that has used Ethereum for anything recently will have noticed a surge in gas fees. The DeFi boom of 2020 is largely responsible for this as demands on the creaking network increase. Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens make up the foundations of DeFi, and it has become painfully evident that the network cannot take the load.Average Ethereum fees have surged to just under $3 as of August 10, according to Bitinfocharts.com. Aside from a spurious spike in June, this is the highest they have been...
Read More »ETH Price Skyrockets 15% to $450 on Uniswap Following One $18-Million Transaction
Following what appears to be the actions of a single whale, the price of ETH skyrocketed to just under $450 according to the Uniswap v2 ETH/USDC price ticker in late trading on August 10. This represented an increase upwards of 15%.The trade involved a series of swaps totaling almost $18 million in USDT to purchase just over 40,000 ETH. Within a couple of hours, the price of Ethereum had returned to its range-bound channel at around $395.ETH/USD Chart, Uniswap V2. Source: UniswapRealt...
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