Bitcoin and Ethereum posted modest gains of around 1.5% on July 18, reaching $64,083 and $1,844 respectively, while overall crypto trading volumes dropped significantly. This decline in spot and derivatives volumes suggests cautious investor sentiment and a preference for liquidity in major assets over riskier altcoins. Bitcoin dominance increased to 58.59%, indicating capital concentration in safer tokens, while speculative sectors like DeFi and stablecoins saw sharp volume declines. The market appears to be in a wait-and-see mode, favoring selective altcoin gains rather than broad rallies, with potential fragility if volumes remain low during price rises.
Two large Hyperliquid wallets linked to Abraxas Capital Management hold a combined $1.58 billion net short position across major cryptocurrencies, including 189,400 ETH and 5,120 BTC. Despite a current paper loss of about $114.5 million, these wallet...
Grayscale's analysis reveals that Bitcoin's impressive 225% return over three years drops to just 95% without its five best days, 27% without the top 10, and turns into an 11% loss when excluding the 15 strongest trading days. This highlights the ris...
Bitcoin surged above $86,000 twice on Tuesday, driven by momentum from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed crypto regulations and a recent SEC proposal on crypto custody. After a midday sell-off, bitcoin rallied to a peak of $86,450 b...
Zcash and Monero were the top-performing large cryptocurrencies over 24 hours, with Zcash up 3% and Monero 2.14%, while Bitcoin and Ethereum rose only slightly by 0.59% and 0.34% respectively. The crypto market remains largely flat, influenced by the...
Wintermute reports that the cryptocurrency bull cycle is still in its early stages, despite recent pauses in top altcoins like NEAR, XRP, and ARB. Bitcoin remains strong, holding key support levels and showing potential for further gains, though infl...
