After a short period of diminished onchain network fees, the expense of sending bitcoin has begun climbing once more, hitting a midweek average of 73.3 satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB) or $11.48 for each transaction. Currently, a backlog of 207 mempool blocks is pending, waiting to process about 134,000 unconfirmed transactions, a situation that has […] Original
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says he wouldn’t be surprised to see some corrections and consolidation in the crypto market before taking off to the new high. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz highlighted the need for vigilance when dealing with Bitcoin (BTC) at present, indicating a possibility of short-term shifts in its trajectory. Expressing his concerns on the matter, Novogratz said he “wouldn’t be surprised to see some corrections and some consolidation.” “If it [Bitcoin] corrects, it might correct to the mid-$50,000s, before taking…
Cardano (ADA), the ninth-largest cryptocurrency in the market, has experienced a significant price breakout, reaching $0.710 on Thursday for the first time since May 2022. This marks a pivotal moment for ADA as it emerges from a prolonged consolidation phase encompassing the latter part of 2023 and the initial month of 2024. With the price surge, ADA now sets its sights on the $1 mark, which it last achieved in April 2022. ADA Primed For New All-Time Highs? The recent price breakout has sparked predictions of an imminent continuation of…
Amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally, experts at QCP Capital wondered whether BTC could hit all-time highs sooner than the end of March. At the time of writing, BTC is trading at $58,300, up 4% in 24 hours and 13% in the last seven days, according to CoinMarketCap data. Following the rapid growth of the first cryptocurrency, analysts at QCP Capital wondered whether BTC would reach all-time high earlier than the end of March 2024. Source: CoinMarketCap In their latest analysis, experts presented bullish and bearish scenarios for Bitcoin. The first is…
Bitcoin’s all-time high is in clear sight after the cryptocurrency surpassed $57,000 on Tuesday. The flagship crypto is now roughly 20% off its November 2021 all-time high of $68,982.20, and it just cleared a key resistance level, according to Fairlead Strategies. “The main thing to highlight is the confirmed breakout above $48,000, which targets final resistance [of about] $64,900,” said Will Tamplin, senior analyst at Fairlead. BTC.CM= 5D mountain Bitcoin this week confirmed a breakout above $48,000 Oppenheimer chart analyst Ari Wald confirmed that outlook. “Positive momentum for the price…
Cardano (ADA) could be on the path to breaking new price levels in the coming weeks, as indicated by on-chain data and adoption growth. The creation of new wallets on the Cardano blockchain has seen multiple spikes on various days since the beginning of February, showing a potential influx of new money into Cardano. According to on-chain data, new addresses on the Cardano network spiked 89% between February 22 and February. Similarly, this metric witnessed a 248% surge earlier in the month between February 1 and February 2. Such a…
Bitcoin’s value has been on an impressive rise over the past month, and by the start of the week, the leading digital currency surpassed the $57,000 range for the first time since Nov. 2021. This upward trend in value has stimulated bitcoin-based derivatives, causing open interest in bitcoin futures to hit an unprecedented level, exceeding […] Original
Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, has experienced a surge of over 3.6% in the past 24 hours and an impressive 27% in the last month. These gains have propelled the Bitcoin price to reach a new 26-month high of $53,360 on Monday, signaling investors renewed optimism. BTC Whales Make Waves Adding to the bullish sentiment surrounding Bitcoin, crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlights the significant activity of the BTC whales, stating that “whales are going parabolic.” Notably, In the past month alone, more than 150 new BTC addresses have appeared, each…
Market expert Miles Deutscher has identified several key trends and developments in the cryptocurrency market, particularly focusing on the Ethereum (ETH) rally and its implications for Layer-2 (L2) decentralized finance (DeFi) altcoins. Deutscher highlights that ETH’s recent surge to a 22-month high of $3,130 has sparked increased interest in L2/DeFi altcoins, presenting potential opportunities for investors. Ethereum Price Strength Continues In a recent post on social media X (formerly Twitter), Deutscher notes that Ethereum continues to show strength, especially compared to Bitcoin (BTC), which remains in a key consolidation phase…
The largest crypto by market cap broke out from its trading channel, hitting $53,600 during mid-morning U.S. trading hours, CoinDesk data shows. At press time, BTC was changing hands at $53,100, up 3.8% over the past 24 hours. The broad-market CoinDesk20 Index (CD20) advanced 2.3%, topping the 2,000 level for the first time. Original