After the first successful parachain on Kusama is demonstrated, Polkadot will transition towards a complete main net launch, allowing for Wood’s dream of a scalable multichain platform to be completed. Testing Methodology The creation of parachains will be groundbreaking, but their viability must be tested thoroughly before deployment. Parachains are fine-tuned chains for specific purposes, and they benefit from a central security model (the Relay Chain), which protects them...
Read More »Polkadot Adds Parachain Auctions and Crowdloans to Kusama and Westend
The Polkadot network is on the verge of making some major updates. Yesterday, Parachain auctions and crowdloans were added to Kusama and Westend. Polkadot’s Role in the Blockchain Ecosystem While other blockchains like Ethereum and Solana are marching ahead, Polkadot has promised to provide serious improvements to existing solutions’ scalability and connectivity. Notably, Polkadot offers cross-blockchain transfers, scalable node structures, and the ability to upgrade the...
Read More »Bitcoin Dominance at 7-Month Low: Polkadot Soars 20% To New ATH (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s inability to overcome $60,000 has caused him a massive chunk of its dominance in the past few weeks as the metric is down to a 7-month low well beneath 60%. In contrast, some altcoins have charted impressive gains, including new all-time high records for Ethereum and Polkadot. Polkadot’s ATH Takes it to 4th Place The past several days have been quite bullish for the altcoin market. Ethereum led the charge with several consecutive green daily candles, resulting in...
Read More »Bitcoin Stable Above $58K as Polkadot (DOT) Eyes $40 Following 8% Increase (Weekend Watch)
Following a few days of enhanced volatility, bitcoin has calmed slightly north of the $58,000 mark. Some altcoins have used the opportunity to reduce BTC’s market dominance with impressive gains, including DOT nearing $40 and UNI jumping by 10%.Bitcoin Calmed Above $58KThe past several days were quite volatile for the primary cryptocurrency. BTC went from briefly breaching above $60,000 to a sudden drop to $53,000 before reclaiming $7,000 again on Thursday.Since then, though, BTC has calmed a...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview March 5th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Polkadot, and Cardano
BitcoinBitcoin is more or less trading at the same level it was last week around the same time. The cryptocurrency had dropped as low as $43,000 on Sunday, but it quickly bounded higher to close the daily candle above $44,750.On Monday, Bitcoin started to show some promise as it surged higher from $44,750 to reach as high as $49,600. Over the following three days, the cryptocurrency managed to spike back above the $50,000 level. However, it met resistance at $52,480 (bearish .618 Fib) and...
Read More »Cheap Polkadot (DOT) at $0.20 Following a Flash Crash on Binance COIN Margined Futures
Polkadot’s DOT went through a major flash crash on Binance’s COIN-margined futures platform which saw its price reduced to $0.20.The past couple of days have been somewhat challenging in the cryptocurrency market, as the entire capitalization saw around $150 billion wiped off.The adverse developments followed Wall Street’s slump as legacy markets suffer throughout the entire week.Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s realized correlation with the S&P 500 sits at a 5-month high which, naturally, reflects...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview February 26th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Polkadot, and Chainlink
This week saw a serious correction throughout the entire cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin lost, at one point, about $13,000 of its value as it went through one of the most serious declines since the start of the current bull run. With this said, we take a look at the following cryptocurrencies.BitcoinBitcoin has seen a turbulent week in which the price dropped to the current $48,000 level. The cryptocurrency was trending higher last week to set a new ATH price above $58,000.However, on Sunday,...
Read More »Polkadot Price Analysis: DOT Turns Parabolic and Sets ATH Above $40
DOT/USD – Bulls Turn Parabolic Above Ascending Price ChannelKey Support Levels: $35.50, $32.71, $30.Key Resistance Levels: $40.92, $41.63, $45.57.DOT has been trading within an ascending price channel for the majority of February. Yesterday, it pushed higher from $36 to meet resistance at $35.50 (1.272 Fib Extension & the upper boundary of the price channel).Today, DOT managed to break the upper boundary of the price channel and start to turn parabolic. It surged as much as 17% to set the...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Breaks $1.7 Trillion: Polkadot (DOT) Now Top 4 After 20% Gains
Another day brings more breached milestones for the crypto field as the market cap has exploded above $1.7 trillion for a new record. This comes following ATHs for Bitcoin above $56,000, Ethereum (north of $2,000), and numerous other altcoins heading towards uncharted territory as well.Bitcoin Sees Yet Another ATHIt was just earlier this week when the primary cryptocurrency struggled around the $46,000 price tag after a sharp drop. However, the asset rapidly reversed the trend and started...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview February 19th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Binance Coin, and Polkadot
It’s safe to say that the past 7 days were particularly intense on the cryptocurrency market. The cryptocurrency that expanded the most out of the large-caps is Binance Coin (BNB) as it surged by a whopping 150% in a week.BitcoinBitcoin is up by a strong 14.8% this week as the cryptocurrency continues to set new ATH prices today. Last week, it was battling with the resistance at $48,570, provided by a 1.414 Fib extension level.This level was only penetrated on Tuesday, which allowed Bitcoin...
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