Bitcoin and many altcoins are carving out bottoming patterns as sentiment across the crypto and equities markets continues to improve. Bitcoin (BTC) could not overcome the barrier at $25,000 on Aug. 11 even though it had two catalysts in the form of a “favorable” Consumer Price Index print and news that BlackRock — the world’s… More
Bitcoin and altcoins surged ahead of July 27’s FOMC meeting, but will the expected 75 basis point rate hike cap the current rally? United States equities and cryptocurrency markets are heading into the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on July 27 on a positive note. This suggests that the market participants believe the Fed will… More
Bitcoin and many altcoins are back at key overhead resistance levels, but will bulls gather enough momentum to produce a sustained breakout? The recovery in the cryptocurrency markets is being led by Bitcoin (BTC), which has risen above the $21,000 level. However, BlockTrends analyst Caue Oliveira said that on-chain data shows a decline in “whale… More
Alex Tapscott’s new book breaks down key DeFi concepts for business leaders. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has massive potential to transform traditional financial services. Data from Emergen Research recently found that the global DeFi platform market size is expected to reach $507 billion by 2028. Moreover, the total value locked within DeFi currently exceeds $75 billion, demonstrating fast-paced growth compared to previous… More
Bitcoin and select altcoins are discounted and trading close to critical support levels, but will buyers step in? The United States dollar index (DXY) resumed its strong uptrend on July 11, indicating that investors are preparing for the July 13 CPI report to be hotter than expected. A survey of economists by Bloomberg estimates that in June… More
While price volatility remained a key factor, major DeFi tokens registered double digit loss over the past week as the DeFi TVL hovers near $50 billion mark. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of key decentralized finance (DeFi) insights, a newsletter crafted to bring you some of the major developments over the last week.This… More
Bitcoin and altcoins gave up the gains of last week’s relief rally and June 29’s dip below $20,000 suggests bears are intent on pushing the market back to its yearly lows. The United States equities markets have given back some of the gains made last week and that has pulled Bitcoin to the psychological support… More
Gavin Wood said that he seeks to transform the Polkadot blockchain into a full technocracy. Live from Polkadot Decoded in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Polkadot (DOT) and Kusama founder Gavin Wood announced that the blockchain’s governance model would undergo a new transformation. Dubbed Gov2, anyone would be able to start a referendum at any time… More
A handful of on-chain metrics suggest that Bitcoin could be close to bottoming, and if true, the eventual relief rally could induce sharp gains from altcoins. The United States equity markets and the cryptocurrency space are witnessing a relief rally this week. Supporting the rise in risky assets is the U.S. dollar index (DXY), which… More
The move comes after 18 Polkadot parachain auctions were secured on the original SALP protocol. On Friday, Bifrost, a Web 3.0 derivatives protocol that provides decentralized cross-chain liquidity for staked assets, launched the updated Slot Liquidity Auction Protocol dubbed “SALP 2.0.” Projects such as Moonbeam, Unique network, OAK network, Polkadex, etc., held their parachain crowdloans… More
Bitcoin and most major altcoins have not tracked the recovery seen in stocks, a possible indicator that further downside is possible. Equities markets in the United States rallied sharply on May 25 and 26 but Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have not followed a similar trajectory. This suggests that traders are not confident that the crypto… More
Outflows from digital asset funds reached $141 million last week, a figure not seen since July 2021. Digital asset investment products saw $141 million in outflows during the week ending on May 20, a move that reduced the total assets under management (AUM) by institutional funds down to $38 billion, the lowest level since July… More
The list is curated after studying the drawdowns of the top 30 crypto assets by market cap from their record highs. The crypto market has been in decline over the past six months with its valuation dropping from over $3 trillion in November 2021 to $1.23 trillion in May 2022.Fears over persistently higher inflation, the… More
The total value locked inside the Anchor Protocol’s liquidity pools reached an all-time high earlier this week. Anchor Protocol (ANC) returned to its bullish form this May after plunging by over 70% in the previous two months. Pullback risks aheadANC’s price rebounded by a little over 42.50% between May 1 and May 6, reaching $2.26, its… More
DOT price could find reason to rally now that cross-chain messaging on Polkadot brings new interoperability, liquid staking and options to mint aUSD stablecoin. Development within the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem has been slowly unfolding over the past year and a half, and the work put in by developers is finally starting to bear fruit as… More
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