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S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched three new cryptocurrency indices. The S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum Index, and S&P Crypto Mega Cap Index (a combination of Bitcoin and Ethereum) will allow retail traders to easily gain exposure to these two behemoth cryptocurrencies. A Long-Awaited Move People have been waiting for a traditional finance product that tracks cryptocurrency prices for a long time. S&P announced last year that a cryptocurrency index would...

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap continues with its impressive 2021 performance by registering yet another record. This time, ETH skyrocketed to another rounded-number milestone of $3,000. Ethereum entered the new year at $760 after an impressive surge throughout 2020, in which, its lowest price was approximately $90 at mid-March, following the COVID19 financial crash. The high demand for the ETH token, together with the ongoing crypto bull run, eventually led...

After reaching a new two-week high of over $58,500, bitcoin has retraced slightly and currently trades around $57,000. Most altcoins have also marked minor losses on a 24-hour scale. Ethereum is among the few exceptions as ETH is closing down to $3,000. Bitcoin Stalls Around $57K As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency finally produced more decisive moves upwards. After trading in a range of around $54,000, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up that...

Following several days of consolidation around and beneath $55,000, bitcoin finally made a move and jumped above $58,000. Despite new records for Ethereum and Binance Coin, BTC actually managed to reclaim some of its recently lost market dominance. Bitcoin Adds $6K in Two Days While the altcoin market was producing impressive price pumps lately, bitcoin seemed stalled at best. The primary cryptocurrency had recovered from its April slumps that drove it below $50,000 but had...

The past week has been overall very favorable for the cryptocurrency market. The total capitalization grew to $2.15 trillion, which is a 17% increase. Most of it came from altcoins, however. At the time of this writing, bitcoin’s price trades at around $56,000 following a quick spike. It’s up 9% on the week and managed to recover some of the losses of the previous seven days. In general, the overall trajectory for BTC has been quite positive. It started the week at slightly...

Following another drop to $52,500, bitcoin reacted positively and regained $2,000 of value in the following hours. However, the asset continues to be outperformed by most alternative coins, and its dominance is down to 48%. Ethereum reached yet another ATH yesterday, while BNB spiked well above $600. ETH’s Latest ATH; XRP Surged 15% Most alternative coins have been on a roll lately, with Ethereum leading the pack. After dipping below $2,000 a few weeks back, the...

During Visa’s Q2 2021 earnings call, the company showed interest in fully integrating a cryptocurrency payment system into its current infrastructure, with several interesting elements that would push the boundaries of the bridge between legacy finance and the crypto world as we know it. Most notably, Visa’s CEO Alfred Kelly stated that the company viewed Bitcoin and other crypto assets as ‘digital gold.’ Visa’s Growing Interest in the Cryptocurrency Space This has been a...

The bears continue to rule over the crypto markets. Most alternative coins have lost substantial chunks of value in the past 24 hours, with ETH below $2,200 and BNB beneath $500. Bitcoin’s brief spike above $50,000 was also unsuccessful, and the asset trades south of that coveted level. Red Dominates the Altcoins Aside from several brief recovery attempts, the altcoin market has suffered in the past few days. Ethereum went on to register a new all-time on Thursday at $2,650...

Following another steep decline to $47,500, bitcoin has recovered some ground and currently trades around the coveted $50,000 price line. Most alternative coins have also bounced off since yesterday’s massacre, with ETH nearing $2,300 and BNB well above $500. Will Bitcoin Decisively Reclaim $50K? The past week didn’t go according to the BTC bulls’ plan. On Sunday, the primary cryptocurrency plummeted to $51,500. A few days of recovery attempts were halted yesterday as the...

The past seven days were marked by considerable declines throughout the entire cryptocurrency market. Almost everything is in the red, with the total capitalization sliding beneath $2 trillion. There’s no other way of putting this – the past week was bad for bitcoin’s price. It was almost all downhill. The cryptocurrency was trading in the range between $61 and $63K last Friday, but things went south quickly as the weekend started. Sunday marked the first big drop where the...