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Bottomed out? MINA rises 75% nine days after hitting its worst level to date
MINA, a utility token backed by a "lightweight" smart contracts platform of the same name, continued its upside move nine days after rebounding from $1.58, its lowest level to date. The coin rallied by about 75% to reach $2.75 as of March 24 as traders weighed a high-profile funding rounds involving the sale of $92 million worth of MINA tokens to Three Arrows Capital, FTX Ventures, and other venture capitalists. An overall recovery sentiment across the crypto market also assisted in pushing MINA's price higher, since altcoins typically move in tandem with Bitcoin (BTC). Additionally, Coinbase's announcement on March 23 …
Markets / March 24, 2022
BAYC's ApeCoin up 50% this week as its creator raises $450M in new funding
ApeCoin (APE) continued its rebound move Thursday as the firm behind it raised hundreds of millions of dollars in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. APE's price surged 7.5% intraday to reach around $14.50 per piece. Notably, the token's upside move came as a part of a retracement rally that started at the beginning of this week when it was changing hands for as low as $9.50. That pushed APE's week-to-date profits up by 50%, making it one of the best-performing digital assets since March 21. Big VC booster To recap, ApeCoin digital currency came to existence on March …
Markets / March 24, 2022
Fetch.ai (FET) gains 43% after $150M development fund and Cosmos IBC announcement
Development across the cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to move forward despite the day-to-day whipsaw price movements and this progress is furthering the public’s awareness of Web3 and the value of blockchain technology. One project that has been climbing the charts amidst a marketing push to develop better brand recognition is Fetch.ai, a protocol focused on building a token-based decentralized machine learning network capable of supporting the smart infrastructure being built around the digital economy. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of FET has climbed 43.13% over the past two days, rallying from a low of $0.322 …
Markets / March 23, 2022
Internet Computer eyes 50% move as ICP enters 'falling wedge' breakout territory
The price of Internet Computer (ICP) reversed directions after falling to its record low near $14.50 on Feb. 24 and has rebounded by more than 30% ever since. And now, it appears the 35th-largest digital asset by market capitalization has more room to grow in the coming weeks. ICP breaks out of 'falling wedge' ICP's daily chart shows a falling wedge pattern — a setup consisting of two descending, converging trendlines connecting lower highs and lower lows. The intersecting nature of the two lines indicate a weakening bearish momentum. As such, traditional analysts anticipate a breakout out of a wedge …
Altcoin Watch / March 23, 2022
Launch of real-world use-case sparks a 162% rise in OriginTrail's TRAC token
The global supply chain continues to struggle to get back on track following a tumultuous three years that have witnessed clogged shipping ports and a breakdown of the just-in-time delivery system. One blockchain project looking to help solve some of these issues while also facilitating the transition to Web3 is OriginTrail (TRAC), a logistics and supply chain management-focused blockchain protocol aiming to become the world’s first decentralized knowledge graph (DKG). Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of TRAC has increased 162% in the past week, going from a low of $0.36 on March 15 to …
Blockchain / March 22, 2022
Top coins to buy in a bear market | Find out now on The Market Report live
“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which are the top coins to buy in a bear market. But first, market expert Marcel Pechman carefully examines the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) markets. Are the current market conditions bullish or bearish? What is the outlook for the next few months? Pechman is here to break it down. Next up, the main event. Join Cointelegraph analysts Benton Yaun, Jordan Finneseth and Sam Bourgi as they debate which are the top coins to buy in a bear market. Going up first will …
Decentralization / March 22, 2022
OCEAN gains 86.4% in March ahead of Q2 launch of Ocean v4
Data security and accessibility have become important issues of the modern age as the world slowly progresses towards a Web3 future that establishes blockchain technology as the underlying infrastructure for the new internet. One project that is looking to capitalize on this growing trend by establishing tools for the new Web3 data economy is Ocean Protocol (OCEAN), a blockchain ecosystem that helps individuals and businesses unlock the value of their data and monetize it through the use of datatokens. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that, over the past two weeks, the price of OCEAN has rallied 86.4% …
Markets / March 21, 2022
Terra price signal that preceded an 80% LUNA rally is back
A technical setup that preceded a circa 80% price rally in the Terra (LUNA) market in August 2021 has appeared again. LUNA paints bullish MACD crossover The technical setup involves a so-called "signal line crossover" between LUNA's weekly MACD line — equal to the difference between the token's 12-week and 26-week moving averages (MA) — and the 9-week MA called the Signal Line, plotted above the zero line, as shown in the chart below. Together, these lines represent Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), a momentum oscillator to determine a market's direction and momentum. So, if the MACD line crosses above …
Markets / March 21, 2022
3 times in March that savvy crypto traders bought breaking news for the price of a rumor
As an old saying goes: Buy the rumor, sell the news. As a digital-native asset class, the prices of cryptocurrencies are clearly susceptible to market-moving news developments that instantly spread on the internet. Staying on top of bullish announcements can help crypto traders reap huge gains, but navigating the crypto news landscape can be daunting. Two major roadblocks get in the way: the abundance of potentially relevant information and the difficulty of making sure one is always among the first to learn the news that really matters. Extensive research shows that three types of crypto-related developments move digital asset prices …
Markets / March 19, 2022
Ethereum balance on crypto exchanges falls to lowest levels since 2018
The amount of Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) kept with crypto exchanges has fallen to its lowest levels since September 2018, signaling traders' intention to hold the tokens in hopes of a price rally in 2022. Notably, nearly 550,000 ETH tokens — worth around $1.61 billion — have left centralized trading platforms year-to-date, according to data provided by Glassnode. The massive outflow has reduced the exchanges' net Ether balance to 21.72 million ETH, down from its record high of 31.68 million ETH in June 2020. Biggest weekly ETH outflow since October 2021 Interestingly, over 30% of all Ether's withdrawals from …
Markets / March 19, 2022
Altcoin Roundup: Three layer-1 protocols see inflows amid choppy, volatile market conditions
Layer-1 (L1) protocols are the foundation of the decentralized application ecosystem, with the Ethereum network dominating the landscape in terms of the number of protocols launched on-chain and total value locked (TVL), followed by BNB Chain and Fantom. As the sideways market of 2022 drags on and serious projects use the time away from the frenzy of bull markets to work on development, several L1 protocols have been outperforming the field and making gains despite weakness in the wider crypto market. Here’s a look at three L1 protocols that are seeing growth in their decentralized finance (DeFi) communities and an …
Markets / March 18, 2022
XHV, RUNE, REQ: Here’s how you can be tipped off to the week’s winners before they post strong gains
The mixed crypto market that took hold starting late last year does not offer as many profit opportunities as the blooming altcoin season that came before it. There are way fewer winners than in bull times, and the thorough research needed to single them out can become a full-time job. Luckily, there are ways to outsource some of this effort. The history of digital assets’ price action doesn’t hold keys to their future, but it can offer numerous valuable cues. Complex patterns of trading and social sentiment metrics that power a token’s dramatic price pumps often recur, and savvy traders …
Regulation / March 17, 2022