Heavy Sell-Off Pushes Bitcoin to $58.8K, Cautious Buying Fuels Modest Recovery

The price of bitcoin dipped to $58,867 on Thursday, around 2 p.m. Eastern Time, but by 8:50 p.m. it had climbed back above $60,000. The initial drop reflected heavy selling pressure, but the later rebound—though slow—suggests a potential recovery might be on the horizon. Bitcoin Reclaims $60K After Market Dips: Traders Face $191M in Losses … Read more

Bitcoin Dominance Has Remained Under 40% for More Than 3 Consecutive Months

Over the last 100 days or roughly three months, bitcoin’s market dominance among 21,958 different crypto assets worth roughly $850 billion has been under 40%. Bitcoin dominance has been under 40% since Aug. 27, 2022, with a brief instance of rising above the 40% range 52 days ago, on Oct. 15. Bitcoin’s Market Superiority Lost … Read more

Crypto Economy’s Market Cap Slides Below $800 Billion for the First Time Since December 2020

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization has dropped below the $800 billion region for the first time in 691 days or since December 30, 2020. Bitcoin has dipped below the $16K region dropping 5.12% over the past 24 hours, and the second leading crypto asset ethereum shed 7.61% on Monday, dropping below the $1,100 range. Crypto … Read more

Merge Flippening Predictions Fail as Ethereum’s Market Dominance Drops 13% in 30 Days

During the last 35 days, ethereum has lost a significant amount of market dominance leading up to The Merge. On August 14, 2022, the second leading crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, had a market dominance of around 19.5% but three days after the transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), it’s down 13% lower to 16.8%. In … Read more

Ethereum Implements Bellatrix — Network’s Upcoming Paris Upgrade to Trigger The Merge, Validator Block Production

The blockchain network Ethereum has officially activated the Bellatrix upgrade, the final change before The Merge, the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Bellatrix was successfully codified into the codebase at epoch 144,896 on the Beacon chain and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed it was important for network participants to update their … Read more

While Bitcoin and Ethereum Dominance Slides, Stablecoin Market Caps Reap the Rewards

During the past 30 days, $285 billion has left the crypto economy and bitcoin’s USD value hit a 2022 low at $17,593 per unit on June 18. Moreover, last month’s statistics show bitcoin’s market dominance was 2.9% higher and ethereum’s market dominance was 2.1% higher than it is today. Bitcoin and Ethereum Dominance Has Dropped … Read more

Bitcoin Dips Below $44K, Crypto Economy Drops 4.5%, Traders Rush to Stablecoins

The price of bitcoin dropped below the $44K zone on Wednesday to $43,678 per unit as the entire crypto-economy has shed billions in value. At the time of writing, the overall crypto economy is down 4.5% as it dipped to $2.25 trillion in value. Bitcoin and Crypto Economy Sheds Billions, Crypto Fear & Greed Index … Read more

Bitcoin dominance falls under 40%

While Bitcoin critics claim this means that BTC is losing its first-mover competitive advantage, others are anticipating the “altcoin season” is just around the corner, or might even be already underway. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Study Shows Market Share of Altcoins Surged Threefold Since 2014

This week, bitcoin’s market dominance among the market capitalization of all 12,046 crypto assets in existence has been hovering above 38%, while ethereum’s overall valuation commands 19% dominance. A report published on Monday shows that since 2014, the market share of altcoins surged threefold from 21% in 2014, to today’s market share of 62%. Report … Read more