Tag: Drop

Polygon’s focus on building L2 infrastructure outweighs MATIC’s 50% drop from ATH

[ad_1] After a devastating 50% correction between Dec. 25 and Jan. 25, Polygon (MATIC) has been struggling to sustain the $1.40 support. While some argue this top-15 coin has merely adjusted after a 16,200% gain in 2021, others point to competing scaling solutions growth. MATIC token/USD at FTX. Source: TradingView Either way, MATIC remains 50.8% below its all-time high at an $11 billion market capitalization. Currently, the market cap of Terra (LUNA) stands at $37 billion, Solana (SOL) is above $26 billion and Avalanche (AVAX) is at a $19 billion…

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Ethereum gas fees drop to lowest levels since August 2021

[ad_1] Gas fees for transactions on the Ethereum blockchain have dropped to the lowest levels since August. But, they’re still not cheap. According to data sourced from Coin Metrics and shared by CryptoRank Platform, the seven-day moving average cost of an Ethereum transaction as of Wednesday totaled $11.14, placing it back among the levels recorded mid-last year before it surged dramatically to as high as $55 at the tail end of 2021. The cost of transactions on the @Ethereum network has not been this low since Aug 2021. Notably, gas…

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Here are 5 altcoins to study as crypto prices drop to near 1-year lows

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[ad_1] The pain trade has been an unwelcome sight across the cryptocurrency market since the start of 2022 and over the past 24 days Bitcoin (BTC) and the altcoin prices have drifted, leading some analysts to suggest that a bear market is at hand. Despite traders’ concern that another extended crypto winter could be starting, it times like these when investors can capitalize on great opportunities to pick up fundamentally sound cryptocurrencies at a discount. Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: Alternative.me In that vein, here’s a closer look at…

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Is excessive bullish optimism behind Bitcoin’s drop below $60K?

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[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) has a long history of forming local tops when events that are anticipated by the market occur. The recent Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) launch on Oct. 19 was no different and led to a 53% monthly rally to an all-time high at $67,000. Now that the price has briefly fallen below $60,000, investors are attempting to understand if the 10% correction was a healthy short-term profit taking or the end of the bull run. To determine this, traders need to analyze BTC’s previous price activity to evaluate…

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NFT Market Sales Drop by More Than 50% — Popular NFT Collection Trade Volumes Nosedive – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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[ad_1] After non-fungible token (NFT) sales soared during the month of August, the first week of September’s NFT sales has been awful. Statistics show the number of sales in mid-August tapped a high of 193,693 sales but plummeted 86% to 27,053 sales on September 10. Metrics from the most used marketplaces show that volume has slid considerably following the same fallout cryptocurrency market have felt during the last four days. NFT Sales and Trade Volumes Plummet So far, September has not been the best month for NFTs and sales in…

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Bad call? Bitfinex bears closed a block of Bitcoin shorts before the drop below $32K

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[ad_1] Bitcoin price is still in a rut, trading near $33,000 and trapped in a downtrend that just seems to get worse with the passing of each day. As the price slumps, analysts have consulted with several technical and on-chain metrics to explain the price collapse, but none of these have picked up on the exact reason.  One area of interest has been the sharp rise in short positions at Bitfinex in the past week. Traders are placing exaggerated importance on these Bitcoin (BTC) margin shorts as if they are…

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After Central Bank Devalues Naira by 5% Finance Minister Attributes Drop to ‘Market Forces’ – Economics Bitcoin News

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[ad_1] Nigerian Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed has denied widespread reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had sanctioned the devaluation of the local currency sometime in May 2021. Instead, she attributes the naira’s fall to the “volatility in the oil price.” Ahmed’s remarks come just a few weeks after the official naira exchange rate dropped from $381 to the dollar to the current rate of 411:USD1. Devaluation vs Depreciation As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, the CBN had initially allowed the naira’s exchange rate to drop to 419.5 per…

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Bitcoin and Ethereum usage fees drop 70%–80% as market slide continues

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[ad_1] Transaction fees on Bitcoin and Ethereum have fallen by 81% and 71%, respectively, over the last few weeks as the broader cryptocurrency market continues to descend from its recent all-time high. The average cost of using the Ethereum blockchain fell from $69.92 per transaction on Wednesday to $20.06 by Sunday, according to data from Bitinfocharts. In the same time period, Ether’s (ETH) spot price both peaked and crashed, falling from an all-time high of $4,358 on Wednesday to $3,183 just prior to publication — a 27% decline. Before 2021’s…

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Liberian Central Bank Asks Local Crypto Startup to Drop its Plan to Launch a Digital Asset – Regulation Bitcoin News

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[ad_1] The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has warned against a local crypto startup’s plan to proceed with the introduction of a digital financial product without adhering to the required regulation. According to the CBL, this act will not only be illegal but this will likely “undermine the country’s financial system.” The CBL’s warning follows an announcement by an organization known as The Abundance Community Coin (TACC) that plans to launch a crypto asset on May 14. According to a report, TACC claims that its token “has been created to…

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