Data Shows Layer-1 Price Growth Reflects Unique Address Proliferation
Is that time of the year again, Bitcoin seems stuck in a never ending range while Layer-1 coins and other cryptocurrencies rally. The crypto market ended 2021 with important profits, but not with the bang everyone seemed to have been expecting. Related Reading | TA: Why Ethereum Bulls Aim Fresh Rally Above $4K Arcane Research recorded important growth in Layer-1 coins, such as Fantom (FTM), and Avalanche (AVAX) as a result of a 2021 full of adoption. These cryptocurrencies experienced rallies over 15x against Ethereum (ETH) and took a portion of its market share. Arcane Research....
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The dYdX platform allows users to trade perpetual contracts with exposure to various crypto markets. It claims to have built the fastest decentralized exchange through layer-two solutions. Venture firms from across the blockchain industry have thrown their weight behind decentralized exchange developer dYdX, offering further evidence that investors are eyeing a further expansion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.The Series C round generated $65 million in direct funding for dYdX, with venture fund Paradigm leading the raise. HaskKey, Electric Capital, Delphi Digital and others....
Decentralized finance TVL is down by 66%, but growth in DEX aggregators, active addresses and steady fund raises show “DeFi winter” is not upon us. The aggregate total value locked (TVL) in the crypto market measures the amount of funds deposited in smart contracts and this figure declined from $160 billion in mid-April to the current $70 billion, which is the lowest level since March 2021. While this 66% contraction is worrying, a great deal of data suggests that the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is resilient.The issue with using TVL as a broad metric is the lack of detail that is....
Litecoin continues to consolidate. In the 1H chart below we see a sideways range roughly between 1.80-1.90. Litecoin (LTCUSD) 1H Chart 25/2/2015. Here are some observations:1) The 200-, 100-, and 50-hour simple moving averages (SMAs) are clustered together. This reflects a market that not only has no direction, but has very low volatility. 2) Price has been whipping over and under the cluster of SMAs. This also reflects indecision, but we can already see that by looking at the sideways price action. 3) The RSI has tagged 30, but has been holding below 60 for the most part. This actually....
BTC price is showing slight bullish momentum, leading on-chain analysts to present potentially bearish and bullish data-based scenarios. Research has detailed Bitcoin’s recent record-low volatility and while traders expect an eventual price breakout, the Oct. 26 BTC price move to $21,000 is not yet being interpreted as confirmation that $20,000 has now become support. In a recent “The Week On-chain Newsletter,” Glassnode analysts mapped out a bull case and a bear case for BTC. According to the report, the bear case includes limited on-chain transaction activity, stagnant non-zero address....
Layer two aggregator Polygon has seen a 330% surge in active addresses over the past 3 months. Layer two protocols have seen monumental growth this year and one of them has briefly surpassed the network it is a scaling solution for, in terms of active addresses.The number of daily active unique addresses on layer two aggregator Polygon has surpassed those on the high fee layer one Ethereum according to protocol co-founder Mihailo Bjelic.According to his stats, Polygon had 351,000 daily active addresses on Sept. 27 whereas Ethereum had 326,000.Another huge milestone for @0xPolygon! We....