Category: Markets and Prices

  • Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018

    Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018

    For many leading markets, February produced the largest monthly volume since the first quarter of last year, with 30-day BTC trade activity surpassing $200 billion, and ETH exceeding $100 billion. Also Read: Report: Quadriga’s 6 Cold Wallets Have Been Without Funds Since April 2018 BTC Volume Surpasses $200 Billion for February February saw the highest…

  • P2P Markets Report: Iranian Localbitcoins Volume Gains 190% in a Week

    P2P Markets Report: Iranian Localbitcoins Volume Gains 190% in a Week

    The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets have seen a dramatic increase in Iranian and Indonesian trade activity, with both markets posting triple-digit volume gains in recent weeks. Localbitcoins volume has also surged in select Latin American markets this past week, with the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Venezuela posting some of their strongest trade on record. Also Read:…

  • Most of 2017’s Leading Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Have Crashed Out of the Top 15

    Most of 2017’s Leading Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Have Crashed Out of the Top 15

    Many cryptocurrencies rose and fell during the 2017 bull market and subsequent year of bearish retracement. While the top four crypto assets by market cap have remained the same over the last two years, more than half of the leading markets as of Feb. 19, 2017 have since fallen from the top 15. Also Read: Markets…

  • Stablecoins Dominate Currency Pairings for Leading Crypto Assets

    Stablecoins Dominate Currency Pairings for Leading Crypto Assets

    Amidst the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, stablecoins have continued to gain prominence, with USDT currently comprising the dominant pairing for three of the four largest cryptocurrencies by market cap.  Also Read: Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia USDT Comprises Dominant Pairing for 3 of Top 4 Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap According to Cryptocompare,…

  • Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia

    Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia

    The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets saw a surge in trade activity this past week, with the Localbitcoins markets of five countries posting record volume. The largest spikes were concentrated in the Latin American and Asian regions, however, the United States also posted its strongest monthly P2P volume since April 2018. Also Read: Nasdaq Stock Exchange to Start…

  • BTC Transactions Hit 1-Year High But Volume Remains Sluggish

    BTC Transactions Hit 1-Year High But Volume Remains Sluggish

    There’s good news and bad news for traders monitoring onchain data for signs of a market revival. The number of daily transactions has been rising for months, suggesting that BTC is being used for more than merely speculative purposes. Daily trade volume remains sluggish, however, suggesting another bull cycle is still some way off. Also…

  • BTC Futures Volume Plummets Relative to Spot Trade Heading Into 2019

    BTC Futures Volume Plummets Relative to Spot Trade Heading Into 2019

    Research carried out by Tradeblock has found the combined trade volume across the futures contracts offered by Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plummet relative to spot market volume during the second half of 2018. Also Read: Mt. Gox Creditors Neither Need nor Deserve This Kind of ‘Hero’ BTC Futures Volume Rivals…

  • Gainers and Losers: BTT Falls From Daily Gainers, Grin Sits Among Weekly Losers

    Gainers and Losers: BTT Falls From Daily Gainers, Grin Sits Among Weekly Losers

    The bullish surge across the cryptocurrency markets has ranked several high profile projects among the top gainers and losers – a distinction predominantly reserved for crypto assets with meager market caps. As of this writing, litecoin (LTC) is the 17th-top gaining cryptocurrency of the last 24 hours after gaining 26%, while the heavily hyped bittorrent…

  • Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume

    Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume

    Several markets have seen spikes in peer-to-peer (P2P) volume, with the Kazakh and Singaporean Localbitcoins markets posting their second strongest weeks on record. Polish P2P trade also increased this past week, with volume reaching a 14-month high. Also Read: Leaked Documents Suggest Mt. Gox Trustee’s Bitcoin Sales Impacted Market Prices Singaporean P2P Trade Sees Spike The…

  • January Markets Report: MKR, TRX and ZEC Among Top 10 by Volume

    January Markets Report: MKR, TRX and ZEC Among Top 10 by Volume

    The first month of 2019 has seen a slight decline in 30-day trading volume across many leading markets. Bucking the trend, however, were ETH, LTC, MKR, TRX, and ZEC, all of which saw a significant spike in trade activity. Stablecoins have continued to see an increase in trade activity, with ckusd and the Gemini dollar…