Bitcoin’s situation took another turn for the worse in the past 24 hours as the asset slipped to $20,750. Most altcoins are in a similar position this week, making it the worst performing trading one since the massive crash in mid-June. Bitcoin Down 15% Weekly A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets within a week. Bitcoin, for instance, was riding high last weekend when it jumped above $25,000 on two separate occasions to mark new multi-month peaks. While the bulls...
Read More »Bitcoin Plunged to $20.8K, Crypto Markets Erased $120B in 48 Hours (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin’s recent nosedives continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset slipped to a new three-week low of under $21,000. Ethereum is in a similar position, having lost another $100 daily. At the same time, Shiba Inu is among the few alts well in the green. Bitcoin Sees New Low The landscape was looking rather bright for the primary cryptocurrency until five days ago. At that point, it had skyrocketed to above $25,200, which was a two-month high. However, it couldn’t stay...
Read More »Bitcoin and Ethereum Plunge as Merge Rally Cools Off: This Week’s Crypto Recap
Things took a turn for the worse in the past seven days as the leading cryptocurrencies plunged. The total market capitalization is down some $115 billion in seven days as multiple leading coins dropped by double-digit percentages. With that said, let’s unpack. Bitcoin trades at around $21,500, which is exactly 10% below its price at this time last week. The leading cryptocurrency by means of total market capitalization failed to overcome the critical resistance at $25K, and,...
Read More »Bitcoin Touched $25K for the First Time in 2-Months: Shiba Inu Soars 15% (Weekend Watch)
After a brief dip, bitcoin went on the offensive once more and tapped $25,000 for the first time since mid-June. The altcoins are calmer today, but Shiba Inu has stolen the show with a massive double-digit surge. Bitcoin Touched $25K Whether it’s indeed on hype regarding the upcoming Merge, as JPM claimed, the crypto market has been on an uptrend in the past week or so, evident from BTC’s price movements. The most impressive surge came on August 10 when the asset jumped from...
Read More »ETH Soars Above $2,000 to Multi-Month High: Weekend Watch
Unlike the previous weekend, this one starts with impressive gains from BTC and most altcoins. Bitcoin, for one, jumped to just under $25,000. With the hype surrounding the upcoming Merge, ETH soared to a multi-month high of its own, above $2,000. ETH Spikes Above $2K The Merge, a move that will see Ethereum transition from PoW to PoS, is arguably the most anticipated event of the year in the cryptocurrency space. The latest reports on the matter suggested that it could...
Read More »ETH Merge Coming Sooner, BlackRock With First Direct BTC Investment Product: This Week’s Crypto Recap
The past week was particularly eventful, and that’s reflected in the overall performance. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is up almost $100 million as most of the coins are well in the green. Let’s unpack. Starting with Bitcoin, it’s up 5.2% over the week and is currently trading around $24,000. This time last week, the cryptocurrency was hovering around the $23K area, where it remained until Monday, when the price took off and reached $24K. The euphoria was...
Read More »Bitcoin Stalls Below $30K, Polkadot Recovers Another 7% (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin has calmed just under and around the $30,000 level after the recent massive volatility that brought the asset south by five digits. Most altcoins are also quite stagnant on a daily scale, with a few exceptions, such as Polkadot, Bitcoin Cash, and Monero. Bitcoin Stands Still Below $30K The past ten days were nothing short of a volatile rollercoaster for bitcoin and the rest of the market. The largest digital asset stood close to $40,000 before it plummeted by $4,000...
Read More »Bitcoin Rejected at $30K, TRON and Polkadot Spike 4% (Weekend Watch)
After yesterday’s brief price surge to $31,000, bitcoin stalled and retraced back to below $30,000. Most altcoins are also slightly in the red today, except for TRON and Polkadot, both of which are up by around 4%. Bitcoin Failed at $31K No other word can explain what transpired last week better than “massacre.” Bitcoin stood close to $40,000 on May 5 before the bears took complete control over the market and pushed it south hard. At first, BTC lost $4,000 in a day before the...
Read More »This Week’s Recap: UST’s Depeg and LUNA’s Demise, Crypto Markets Lose $500 Billion
This was the most eventful week in many months, but, unfortunately, the end result was that $500 billion were wiped off the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. Terra’s ecosystem was at the forefront of it all, so let’s unpack. On May 9th, UST – the algorithmic stablecoin of the Terra ecosystem, lost its peg. It fell to about $0.95, but no one was prepared for what happened after that. On the following day, UST continued losing value as the Luna Foundation Guard...
Read More »Weekend Watch: LUNA Dumps 8%, Bitcoin Struggling at $36K
After yesterday’s massacre, bitcoin slipped slightly more and dropped to another multi-month low. Most altcoins are in a similar position, with Terra losing the most value on a daily scale. In contrast, TRON, Algorand, and Monero have charted impressive gains. Bitcoin’s Latest Low It’s safe to say that bitcoin has seen better days, which weren’t all that long ago. In fact, the cryptocurrency had spiked toward $40,000 earlier this week, after the latest FOMC meeting, in which...
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