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Analysts expect parabolic Bitcoin price move after the ‘last’ resistance at $67K falls
The bulls are on the march again and this time they've set their sights on a new all-time high for Bitcoin (BTC) price which is within striking distance of the $67,000 level. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that a late-night surge on Nov. 7 catapulted the price to an intraday high at $66,557 and at the time of writing trading volume continues to increase as bulls attempt to secure a daily close above $66,000. Here’s a look at what analysts are saying about today's rally and where BTC price might head in the short-term. There's just one …
Bitcoin / Nov. 8, 2021
DeFi tokens see double-digit gains as Ethereum and Bitcoin chase new highs
Momentum in the cryptocurrency market is back on the rise on Nov. 8 after a solid rally from Bitcoin (BTC) placed the price back above $66,000 and Ether hit a new all-time high at $4,793. The gains from the largest two cryptocurrencies helped to kickstart a market-wide rally that lifted the total cryptocurrency market cap above $3 trillion for the first time. Unlike previous rallies where BTC would make significant gains at the expense of the altcoin market, this time a majority of tokens in the top 200 are likewise in the green with many projects seeing double-digit gains. Data …
Bitcoin / Nov. 8, 2021
Bitcoin price in classic 'Bull Pennant' breakout as BTC whales go on buying spree
Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to rise toward $75,000 by the end of this year as it breaks out of a classic bullish pattern and picks additional upside cues from its richest investors' recent accumulation spree. Bitcoin Bull Pennant breakout in play BTC rallied over by 6% in the past 24 hours to reach a three-week high just shy of $66,500. In doing so, the cryptocurrency broke out of a consolidation range consisting of two diverging trendlines, a setup reminiscent of a Bull Pennant. Bull Pennants are bullish continuation patterns that appear when an instrument consolidates in a Triangle-like price …
Bitcoin / Nov. 8, 2021
Solana surpasses Cardano, Tether to become fourth-biggest crypto worth $76 billion
Solana (SOL) surpassed Cardano (ADA) and leading stablecoin Tether (USDT) to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. At press time, the net worth of total SOL tokens in circulation was a little over $76 billion, falling only behind Binance Coin's (BNB) $109 billion, Ether's (ETH) $540 billion, and Bitcoin's (BTC) $1.17 trillion. Meanwhile, Cardano and Tether's market cap came out to be $66.39 billion and $74.42 billion, respectively. $100M fund launch boosts SOL's bullish outlook Solana's market capitalization surged as its native token, SOL, rose to yet another record high. On Nov. 7, the SOL price crossed above $262 …
Bitcoin Price / Nov. 7, 2021
Bitcoin’s consolidation is ‘normal’ — Analysts set $80K BTC price target
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are still hoping for a major breakout but at the moment, bears are applying pressure and keeping the digital asset pinned below $61,000. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that an early morning breakout by bulls to make a run above $62,000 was met with a strong defensive line from the bears who handily rejected the attempt. Here’s a look at what traders and analysts are saying about Bitcoin's current price action and what they expect in the short term. “Bitcoin is still on the path to $90,000” While some traders may have found themselves …
Bitcoin / Nov. 5, 2021
Altcoins surge even as Bitcoin and Ethereum price fall toward key support levels
Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it's clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether’s (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post double-digit gains on Nov. 5 and Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s altseason indicator suggests the current market conditions line up with previous altseason price moves. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were XYO Network (XYO), Crypto.com Coin …
Bitcoin / Nov. 5, 2021
Phoenix Global token soars by 5,600% in just four minutes — But there's a catch
It took just four minutes for a relatively unknown cryptocurrency to rise by over 5,600% as of Nov. 5, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Dubbed Phoenix Global (PHB), the token soared from $0.02057 to as high as $1.1413 Friday, with its volume surprisingly dropping from $3.79 million to around $777,680 in the same period. Nonetheless, at the core of the massive PHB pump was a token migration and a technical glitch. Fake PHB pump? In detail, Phoenix Global announced September that it would shift its enterprise decentralized application solutions from the Neo blockchain to Binance Smart Chain (BSC). In doing …
Markets / Nov. 5, 2021
Hawkish Fed comments and fears of stablecoin regulation spark market sell-off
The bullish optimism seen earlier in the week was dialed back on Nov. 4 after recent comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the central bank would soon start to taper its monetary policy of easing and bond buying. These statements appear to have kicked off a series of price decreases across the crypto market and both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are under pressure at the moment. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price action for BTC flashed a warning when the price briefly dipped to $60,400 on Nov. 3 and currenlty …
Bitcoin / Nov. 4, 2021
Bitcoin on-chain metric suggests 2017-style bull run will continue
Bitcoin's (BTC) pullback from its record high of $67,000 to below $60,000 has not deterred bulls from eyeing another peak level ahead, per an indicator that attempts to predict market bottoms and tops. Dubbed MVRV, the risk metric represents the ratio of Bitcoin's market value to its realized value — similar to the price to book (P/B) ratio that compares a company's market value to its book value. In doing so, MVRV attempts to identify whether an asset is under or overvalued. A 2017-like bullish setup An MVRV reading above 3.7 alerts about Bitcoin topping out, prompting selloffs. On the …
Bitcoin / Nov. 4, 2021
Parabolic gains for OriginTrail, Maker and XYO Network rouse ‘altseason’ hopes
Calls for the arrival of an altseason are growing louder on Nov. 3 after the price action for altcoins is on the rise and Bitcoin (BTC) price lingers at the $62,000 support level. At the moment, gaming tokens, supply chain-related projects and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are scorching hot and as shown below, many altcoins are posting double and triple-digit gains today. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were OriginTrail (TRAC), XYO Network (XYO) and Maker (MKR). TRAC gets a boost from the “Coinbase effect” OriginTrail is a protocol that …
Bitcoin / Nov. 3, 2021
Solana battles Cardano for the top-five spot as SOL market cap crosses $70B-mark
Solana's (SOL) autumn rally continued on Nov. 3 with its price and market cap hitting a new record high. SOL surged by 7% in the past 24 hours to $236, pushing its market capitalization to over $70 billion for the first time in history. As the token wobbled near its record high levels, it flipped Cardano (ADA) briefly to become the world's fifth-most valuable crypto asset. Currently, SOL's market cap was around $69.37 billion, just $500 shy of ADA's $69.87 billion market valuation. Solana rallies on NFT craze Solana battling for the top-five cryptocurrency spot came on the heels of …
Markets / Nov. 3, 2021
Analysts say ‘impulse move’ could send Ethereum price into the $6K to $14K range
Crypto markets have hit the ground running right from the start of November and today a near uncountable number of tokens have rallied to swing highs as Ether (ETH) broke above the $4,500 level and Bitcoin recaptured the $64,000 level. Polkadot (DOT) also hit another all-time high as investors accumulate tokens leading into the upcoming parachain auctions. The climbing price of Ether comes following the recent Altair update to the Ethereum beacon chain as part of the protocol's transition to Eth2 and a proof-of-stake mechanism which has also seen more than 8 million Ether removed from circulation and staked in …
Markets / Nov. 2, 2021