Category: Price Watch

  • Analysts explain why Bitcoin is primed for a rally back to $40k and higher

    Analysts explain why Bitcoin is primed for a rally back to $40k and higher

    The price of Bitcoin is hovering under $37,000 after the correction from $40,000 in the past 72 hours. Trader Peter Brandt believes BTC would either face a “complicated” correction or see a broader rally. Brandt, a long-time trader, pinpointed the daily price chart of Bitcoin to explain that the range is tightening. When the range…

  • Yearn.finance (YFI) surges 10% on v2 vault teaser

    Yearn.finance (YFI) surges 10% on v2 vault teaser

    YFI soared 10% within an hour after a V2 vaults teaser was uploaded by the Yearn.finance Twitter handle. pic.twitter.com/2bcO70Ps6h — yearn.finance (@iearnfinance) January 18, 2021 A pseudonymous developer working on the v2 vaults said: “After 4 months and 8 design iterations, v2 Vaults are finally live! So proud to see this extensive redesign in action!…

  • Curve (CRV) erupts 50% higher in a day amid renewed DeFi interest

    The majority of decentralized finance (DeFi) coins have seen extremely strong rallies since the start of 2021. Analysis by crypto-asset analyst Ceteris Paribus found that since the start of the year, like literally two weeks ago, the average DeFi large-cap has seen 75 percent gains. This includes coins such as Aave (AAVE), Compound (COMP), SushiSwap…

  • Alpha Alarm: The Bitcoin outlook

    Alpha Alarm: The Bitcoin outlook

    This analysis was brought to you by Alpha Alarm, a Substack newsletter featuring daily crypto analysis. You can subscribe here. The market sentiment around Bitcoin is improving once again. Bitcoin strongly recovered from $30,500, solidifying it as a major support area. Oaktree’s Howard Marks, who was a Bitcoin skeptic for a long time, has become…

  • Bitcoin surges a day after Grayscale reopens deposits, and it’s not a coincidence

    Bitcoin surges a day after Grayscale reopens deposits, and it’s not a coincidence

    The price of Bitcoin has recovered strongly overnight, rising from around $34,000 to $38,500. The 10% rally coincides with Grayscale reopening its products. Last month, Grayscale closed its products for new investors. Since Christmas, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust did not report any additional inflow as a result. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is the go-to investment…

  • DeFi coin THORChain (RUNE) surges 30% following SushiSwap listing

    THORChain (RUNE) is surging higher today after the cryptocurrency joined hands with SushiSwap. THORChain is a cross-chain liquidity protocol that allows investors to trade cryptocurrencies across chains. RUNE is the protocol’s native token. RUNE surges after SushiSwap listing RUNE has surged 35 percent in the past 24 hours in spite of the fact that Bitcoin…

  • Why this trader thinks the Bitcoin bottom is in based on volume trends

    Why this trader thinks the Bitcoin bottom is in based on volume trends

    On January 12, the day the price of Bitcoin dropped from $41,000 to $30,500, over $2.5 billion worth of futures contracts were liquidated. The derivatives market, which was extremely overleveraged and overcrowded, saw a massive reset. Following the shakeout, a pseudonymous trader known as “Byzantine General” said that there is a chance the “bottom” is…

  • What is Avalanche (AVAX) and why is it up 125% this past week?

    Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen large retracements since their recent highs of $42,000 and $1,350, respectively. BTC currently trades for $35,000 while ETH has settled in the $1,075 range. Some cryptocurrencies have been largely unfazed by this drop, though. One such coin is Avalanche (AVAX). The cryptocurrency has gained 130 percent in the past…

  • Bitcoin frenzy? Coinbase surpassing $9 billion in daily volume shows big demand

    Bitcoin frenzy? Coinbase surpassing $9 billion in daily volume shows big demand

    The demand for Bitcoin is increasing as the rising volatility shows. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., recorded $9 billion in daily volume on Jan. 11. Yesterday, Coinbase, Kraken, and several other exchanges and data providers saw technical difficulties amid record-high trading volume. The explosive increase in the trading volume of Bitcoin led…

  • Data shows Bitcoin sells are being scooped up by BTC whales

    Data shows Bitcoin sells are being scooped up by BTC whales

    Bitcoin jubilation turns to panic as the market downturn takes hold. The last 24-hours have seen $260 billion wiped from the crypto market cap in what can only be described as a blood bath. Indications of a dip began to show over the weekend when Bitcoin failed to hold the crucial $38.8k level. Since then,…