As the blockchain sector continues to evolve, occasional protocol updates are needed to ensure projects stay up to date with the latest developments and provide users wit the best user experience possible. Since May 5, EOS price has rallied more than 100% following a recent protocol upgrade that increases the project's inflation rate. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after hitting a low of $6.18 on May 5, the price of EOS has catapulted more than 100% to a mid-day high of $12.85 on May 6 thanks to a record $15 billion in 24-hour trading volume. Protocol …

Bitcoin’s (BTC) institutional adoption shows no signs of slowing down. This week Latin America’s largest e-commerce company, Mercado Libre, disclosed that it had purchased $7.8 million worth of Bitcoin as part of its treasury strategy. Mercado Libre was not only in this decision, as Metromile Inc., a Nasdaq-listed digital insurer also said it plans to buy $10 million worth of Bitcoin in the second quarter of this year. Additionally, Metromile will soon start accepting premiums and paying out insurance claims in Bitcoin. Data from Glassnode suggests that investors who purchased Bitcoin in late 2020 are HODLing their positions. This shows …

Litecoin (LTC) prices surged by up to 35% to hit a one-year high against Bitcoin (BTC) this week, prompting analysts to predict an extended upside momentum for the remainder of the ongoing monthly session. The LTC/BTC exchange rate touched 6,358 sats during the Asia-Pacific trading hours. The pair later corrected to an intraday low of 5,776 sats ahead of the London opening bell as profit-taking sentiment grew near the sessional peaks. But according to data collected from Glassnode, the downside correction did little in offsetting Litecoin's growing bullish strength. The blockchain analytics firm noted a dramatic spike in the number …

The ability to send money to anyone, anywhere, at any time was one of the original motivations behind Bitcoin (BTC) that helped give rise to the expanding cryptocurrency ecosystem that exists today. Blockchain-based global remittance platforms are one sector of crypto projects that have evolved over time to help meet the needs of peer-to-peer money transactions, and Telcoin (TEL) is one such project that has made significant gains in 2021. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of Telcoin has surged more than 4,100% since Feb. 1, rallying from a low of $0.00066 to a new …

Dogecoin (DOGE) is surging, and Bitcoin (BTC) is limping, but one analyst predicts that this week will burst the DOGE bubble. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, popular Twitter account Lowstrife highlighted similarities between Dogecoin and XRP among warning signs that “the end” is nigh. “Final push” As Cointelegraph reported, DOGE/USD has continued to climb this week, reversing previous losses to take out its previous sky-high peak of $0.47. Year-to-date, the pair is up 7,000%. With major proponent Elon Musk due to make his promised appearance on Saturday Night Live as “The Dogefather” on Saturday, however, that date is …

Nonfungible tokens were one of the hottest sectors of the cryptocurrency market from the start of the year until March but as is the nature of the crypto sector, NFTs cooled off significantly in April as the hype died down and high fees on the Ethereum (ETH) network hampered the ability of buyers and sellers to interact with the protocols. The challenge of high fees eventually led some projects like Axie Infinity (AXS) and Smooth Love Potion (SLP) to migrate to other networks or embrace layer 2 solutions as a way to help lower costs. This move, along with a …

Ether (ETH) continued its stellar run and crossed the $3,500 barrier today. Dogecoin (DOGE) also joined in on the party as its price soared above $0.61 earlier today as Gemini exchanged added support for the coin following a similar step by eToro. Traders may be buying DOGE with the expectation that Elon Musk will shill the token during his upcoming appearance as the host of Saturday Night Live. While the rise of DOGE is tempting, traders should be careful with their bets because barring the jawboning by some popular individuals, the fundamentals of the coin look shaky. Although altcoins are …

Dogecoin (DOGE) has been the poster child of altcoins for a very long time, particularly as it's been around since 2013, making it one of the oldest cryptocurrencies in existence. The inflationary meme-coin quickly became synonymous with wild price pumps due to its small nominal value and concentrated holdings. Doge starts altseason by the way in case you've forgot. — BIG DOG (@MoonOverlord) April 16, 2021 Such unprecedented short-term price rallies history caused some investors to use DOGE price as a leading indicator for an altcoin season. But this probably does make some sense. After all, Dogecoin is nothing more …

Analyzing the activity on lending platforms can sometimes be used as a barometer for measuring the sentiment of the cryptocurrency market as a higher number of collateral-backed loans may signal that traders are eager to trade a rising market. The month of April saw the total value locked on Maker (MKR), Aave (AAVE) and Compound (COMP) climb to new highs alongside rising token values and trading volumes. All three of the projects are based on the Ethereum (ETH) network and have benefited from the rising price of ETH as well as a recent decline in the average gas fee that …

Altcoins have delivered huge gains this year, but if they repeat their 2017 moves, hodlers may be looking at an insane 27,000% moonshot. According to popular trader Rekt Capital, those are the potential combined returns for altcoin investors if history repeats itself this year. One trader sees "just the beginning" for altcoins' 2021 In a tweet on May 3, Rekt Capital noted that at the start of 2017, the market capitalization of altcoins flipped its previous cycle high to support. That high had come in late 2013, and as a new floor level, it launched the market cap to a …

Crypto investors are scratching their heads this week, as a key indicator suggests that Bitcoin is about to take center-stage once more — even as Cointelegraph Markets Pro subscribers had the opportunity to take major profits on altcoins such as Rally (RLY), Polygon (MATIC) and Ampleforth (AMPL). Since Markets Pro was launched in January, the Altseason Analysis indicator has leaned heavily toward altcoins — and indeed, the performance of an evenly-weighted basket of the Top 100 altcoins has strongly outperformed holding Bitcoin since Markets Pro began tracking these metrics on January 3. Holding Bitcoin: 74% return Holding Top 100 altcoins: …

Bitcoin (BTC) and the overall cryptocurrency market sprang to life on April 30 as an uneventful close to this month's $4.2 billion options expiry occurred without any signs of controversy. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that after a brief dip below the $53,000 support level on April 29, the price of Bitcoin staged a 10% rally back above $57,400 by midday. The revelation from MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor that the company saw a 52% surge in revenue compared to the same quarter last year will likely strengthen the argument that organizations should hold Bitcoin on their balance sheet …