Market Analysis

Bitcoin (BTC) is back at $50,000 as a new week gets underway with a bang. After a strong weekend, Bitcoin finally crossed the long-awaited $50,000 mark overnight on Aug. 22. Along with a firm sense of deja vu, traders are naturally curious as to what will happen next — and crucially whether Bitcoin has bitten

EOS rallied in May after Block.one, a blockchain software firm, announced a $10 billion funding round to build an EOS-based crypto exchange platform called Bullish. The EOSIO development company revealed that it had raised capital from Peter Thiel and Mike Novogratz, as well as hedge fund managers Alan Howard and Louis Bacon. In light of

A recent price rally in the Polygon (MATIC) market pushed its prices above $1.56 for the first time in more than two months. In detail, the MATIC/USDT exchange rate rose 20.65% in just two days to reclaim the June 17 high. Traders raised their bids for the pair after Polygon announced that it would create

The nonfungible token (NFT) sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has made waves that splashed across the headlines of even mainstream news outlets in 2021. Celebrities, musicians, sports teams, established auction houses and even fast-food restaurants got involved with the creation and/or sale of one-of-a-kind digital items.  With the top NFT marketplaces like OpenSea seeing record-breaking

Bitcoin (BTC) abruptly exited lower levels to challenge firm resistance on Aug. 20 in further inspiration for bulls.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin coils up beneath major sell wall Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting local highs of $47,415 on Bitstamp overnight on Thursday. The pair had received a

The cryptocurrency market got off to a slow start on Aug. 19 after stimulus tapering talks from the U.S. Federal Reserve put pressure on global financial markets, but momentum within the crypto market picked up in the afternoon session as Bitcoin (BTC) bulls finally managed to break above the $46,000 level.  While most altcoins were

Bitcoin (BTC) is facing a “double bubble” and will see two price tops this year, fresh data suggests. In a tweet on Aug. 18, Charles Edwards, CEO of investment firm Capriole, highlighted 2021 as having one key similarity to the 2013 double top bull cycle. Bitcoin gears up for second peak Bitcoin has divided opinion

A Bitcoin (BTC) mining indicator that has preceded several major BTC price rallies is flashing again. Blockchain analytics platform Glassnode spotted a golden cross between the 30-day and 60-day moving averages of Bitcoin’s hash ribbon. In theory, such a crossover indicates that the price momentum is switching from negative to positive. Bitcoin hash ribbons. Source:

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to test $44,000 on Aug. 18 with traders still bullish on new all-time highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Eyes on $42,000 for higher low Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting local lows of $44,215 on Bitstamp overnight. A continuation of consolidation seen on Tuesday, the

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 65% recovery from sub $29,500 on July 20 to a swing high at $48,200 on Aug. 14 took less than a month and helped bring fresh bullish momentum back to the crypto market and traders who were dreading the prospect of another prolon bear market. Currently, the BTC rally has stalled out near

Bitcoin (BTC) is getting compared to late 2020, but this rally in fact has several major differences which make it “not normal.” According to Pete Humiston, manager of Kraken Intelligence Research, Bitcoin in Q3 2021 is a different beast when compared to Q4 2020. GBTC keeps its steep discount Despite going from $29,000 to $48,000

Solana blockchain’s native asset, SOL, soared to a new record high on Monday. The SOL/USD exchange rate rose by 26.12% to $65.467 on the Binance exchange after traders assessed a flurry of infrastructural developments in the Solana ecosystem, including a recent $70-million crowdfund to support its blockchain-powered decentralized exchange, Mango Markets. Solana ecosystem upgrades Mango

XRP price almost surged to its three-month high following a strong uptrend continuation on Aug. 14. Nevertheless, its wild weekly run-up triggered overvaluation risks, thus raising possibilities of an imminent price pullback. In detail, the XRP/USD exchange popped 11.78% higher to reach $1.20 for the first time since May 22. The pair’s gains appeared as a

Bitcoin (BTC) at $47,000 is turning heads but is in fact only the “worst-case scenario” for one of its most popular analysts. In a tweet on Aug. 13, PlanB, creator of the stock-to-flow family of Bitcoin price models, reiterated that $47,000 should be just the beginning for BTC/USD. Bitcoin price no longer in its “worst

Polkadot (DOT) is a blockchain project designed to interconnect sub-chains called parachains or parallel chains. Each application-specific chain built within Polkadot uses the Substrate modular framework, and this is meant to ease the development process. The project has been at the center of developers’ and investors’ attention for most of 2021, but the sharp market-wide

Cardano’s ADA token made a triumphant return to the $2 mark on Aug. 13 as weekly gains topped 50%. ADA/USD 1-day candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView ADA reverses most of its 3-month losses Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed ADA/USD quickly shooting higher during Friday after overcoming heavy resistance.  At the time of