Total crypto market cap drops by 6.7%, but futures data finds a silver lining
Metaverse, gaming and incentive-offering DeFi tokens pumped last week even as Bitcoin and the total crypto market capitalization dropped. Here’s why. Looking at the past seven days of winners and losers might give one the impression that cryptocurrency markets are net positive. Still, total market capitalization actually fell by 6.7% to $2.72 trillion as Bitcoin's (BTC) price retraced 8.3% to $58,425.Top winners and losers from the sector's top 80 coins. Source: NomicsThe only connection between this week's top gainers seems to be the metaverse and gaming sector, which has been on a bull....
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Data shows $450 million in crypto futures has liquidated over the last 24 hours as Bitcoin has broken past $47k and the overall market has observed a surge. $450 Million In Crypto Futures Liquidates, 75% Of Which Involves Shorts Yesterday, Bitcoin and the wider market started on a sharp uptrend, taking the total market cap […]
Data shows the crypto futures market has observed around $150 million in liquidations in the past day as the price of Bitcoin drops below $22k. $150 Million Gets Liquidated In The Crypto Futures Market During Last 24 Hours In case anyone isn’t aware of what “liquidations” are, it’s best to first take a brief look […]
Jeffrey Tucker, via Wikimedia Commons. It is no secret that the cryptocurrency industry is fraught with scams. Some of the more high-profile bitcoin scams-such as Mt. Gox-receive mainstream press coverage and reinforce the misguided stereotype that criminals are bitcoin's primary user group. Many in the Bitcoin community are understandably worried by this. However, Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker sees a silver lining Tucker says the proliferation of bitcoin scams is actually a "bullish sign" for the bitcoin industry because scams tend to coalesce around budding industries with explosive....