Bitcoin Shocktober Continues To Outperform Altcoins En Masse
In the crypto top 10 by market cap, Bitcoin reigns supreme with no other cryptocurrency close to matching its performance in the daily (-1%) and weekly (16.6%) charts. While BTC’s price trades at $57,415, near its previous highs before May’s crash, the altcoin market lags. The second cryptocurrency by market cap, Ethereum (ETH), records a 3.9% loss in the daily and only a 2% profit in the weekly chart. In the meantime, ADA (-4.7%), XRP (-5.7%), SOL (-5.4%), DOT (-6%) are in the red alongside other major coins. Related Reading | Bitcoin Over $100,000 Is Still Possible By Year-End, Says....
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With Bitcoin and Ethereum so close to their pre-crash highs, the general sentiment in the market seems to be predominantly bullish. In that sense, analyst CroissantEth took the task to summarize the factors causing such sentiment amongst traders and operators. Related Reading | As Bitcoin Breaks $57k, Quant Explains Why It Could See A Pullback Here Via Twitter, the analyst claimed that Bitcoin has increased its levels of attention to levels last seen during May, just before the cryptocurrency lost over 50% of its value in the first of several capitulation events. In addition, BTC’s....
Many investors flipped bullish on Bitcoin relative to altcoins over the past few days. This culminated on Monday when BTC gained 3% while the price of top altcoins dropped by 1-10%. Analysts think this trend may continue for the forseeable future. Bitcoin Could Outperform Altcoins in the Months Ahead Many investors flipped bullish on Bitcoin relative to altcoins over the past few days as the leading cryptocurrency has begun to outpace its offspring. This culminated […]
Altcoins have taken over bitcoin in terms of outperformance this month. While the crypto market as a whole has suffered losses, bitcoin has declined more in a time when the digital asset would have served as safe haven for investors. Now, with altcoins taking the lead in terms of recovery, it points to the downtrend worsening over time, especially for bitcoin. Bitcoin Fails To Hold Up Bitcoin, for the last month, has had its fair share of ups and downs. However, despite being a market mover, the digital asset has fallen short when it comes to holding its value. It saw an overall decline of....
Mining operators and holders keep accumulating Bitcoin, according to the latest Kraken intelligence report, titled “Shocktober.” In the report, several metrics allude to a bullish view for the months to come. In contrast, mining pool contributors and small miners have taken profits, these being more prone to sell due to market movements.
‘Shocktober’ Report Paints a Bullish Panorama
A new report issued by the intelligence division of the U.S.-based exchange Kraken suggests that mining operators and long-time holders are actively contributing to....
Nearly all publicly-traded bitcoin mining companies have failed to outperform bitcoin year to date as the bear market continues.