On April 29 Ether's (ETH) price rose to another all-time high, boosting its market capitalization to over $320 billion. With the recent rally, Ether’s market cap has overtaken platinum and PayPal to become the 32nd most valuable asset in the world, according to data from CompaniesMarketCap. Ether’s market dominance has risen from 10.79% at the start of the year to 15.4% currently, whereas Bitcoin’s (BTC) market cap has dropped from over 70% to 48.2% during the same period. To cater to the growing popularity of Ether, asset manager WisdomTree launched a physically-backed Ether exchange-traded product on Borse Xetra and Swiss …

As the Ethereum network progresses along the slow, steady path toward Ethereum 2.0 and the full transition to proof-of-stake, layer-two solutions have arisen as the best solution to the current challenges associated with high gas fees and network congestion. One layer-two solution that has emerged as a top choice for decentralied finance projects and traders is Polygon, which over the past week, has seen its price of its MATIC token climb toward new highs due to a surge in activity on its QuickSwap decentralized exchange (DEX). Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that after hitting a low of $0.34 …

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its relief rally on Tuesday and reclaimed a market capitalization above $1 trillion. While many traders panicked during Bitcoin’s recent fall below $47,000, fund manager Dan Tapiero said that he spotted a rare TD sequential buy signal during the low. The last time this signal was seen was in March 2020 when Bitcoin price traded near $3,600. Tapiero believes Bitcoin remains on target to reach $100,000 this year. However, even after the recent rise above $55,000, Bitcoin’s market dominance continues to lag at 49.5%, according to CoinMarketCap data. This shows that crypto investors are focusing on altcoins, …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has reshaped the face of the cryptocurrency market over the past year, attracting the attention of both institutional investors and retail traders alike as the traditional financial sector continues to warm up to blockchain technology. While the majority of the largest DeFi protocols that have a significant amount of volume and value locked in the platform operate on the Ethereum network, high fees and slower transaction times have allowed projects like Serum, a decentralized exchange (DEX) that operates on the Solana blockchain, to rise in popularity and gain market share. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows …

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent downturn temporarily pulled its dominance rate down to 49.5% which is the lowest level since August 2018. This has led a growing number of traders to predict that altcoins will outperform Bitcoin in the short term. Over the past few months, the price action from altcoins seems to be disengaging from Bitcoin. Take for example, Ether (ETH), which hit a new all-time high today even as Bitcoin price is down 20% from its all-time high. The major factor that could have tilted the scale in favor of altcoins is the massive rise in the popularity of the …

The arrival of institutional investors and the rise of decentralized finance has been an incredible boon for the entire cryptocurrency sector, but it has also highlighted a number of persistent limitations that many blockchain networks encounter when faced with surges in activity and the need to scale. High fees and slower transaction times on the Ethereum network have left the door open for new layer-one solutions to emerge, and Solana is one such project that has been gaining traction lately. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that the price of Solana (SOL) has increased 195% over the past month, …

In the frenzy of a bull market where new projects are popping up daily and social media users scour their feeds to try and catch the next moon coin before it pumps and dumps, it can be a challenge to find projects with long term viability that also have significant upside potential. One token that has undergone several significant price breakouts in 2021 is Syntropy (NOIA), a project focused on transforming the public internet into a secure, user-focused platform with built-in encryption and other performance-enhancing features. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that the price of NOIA has skyrocketed …

As the 2021 bull market cycle unfolds with decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, being two of the biggest driving forces for growth, old-school cryptocurrency projects have quietly been climbing higher as their established track records begin to attract traders who value a longer history of success. One such project that has been gaining traction in recent weeks is Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused project that recently celebrated its seven-year anniversary and is now looking to take out its 2017 all-time high of $470. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that since reaching a low of $134 on Feb. …

The last 10 days have been nothing short of impressive for Dogecoin (DOGE), which rallied by more than 500% to a new all-time high at $0.45. Even after a 15% correction, the powerful rally catapulted Dogecoin’s market capitalization above well-established financial institutions like ING, Barclays and Credit Agricole. The meme-driven cryptocurrency was pushed higher by multiple Twitter posts from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — and the second-wealthiest person alive. Musk is not the only billionaire businessman to support the cryptocurrency. Whether or not there are fundamentals behind the meteoric price hike, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has …

Binance Smart Chain (BSC) has rapidly risen to prominence in 2021 as high transaction costs and congestion on the Ethereum (ETH) network led smaller-size investors to search for cheaper alternatives. One of the top choices to earn a yield on the BSC is Venus (XVS), an algorithmic money market and synthetic stablecoin protocol that provides a lending and borrowing solution for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that the price of Venus catapulted 3,000% in the first two months of the year, going from a low of $3.20 on Jan. 1 to an all-time …

It’s been a spectacular week for the Cointelegraph Markets Pro VORTECS™ Score, which alerted subscribers to several of the top crypto asset price movers hours before the price began to climb. DOGE analysis Dogecoin (DOGE) has been the standout performer of the week, confounding analysts who look for fundamental strengths in an asset — the meme coin may not have much of a team, or a genuine use-case, but it has Elon Musk, Mark Cuban… and the support of their millions of fans. Dogecoin crossed the 80 VORTECS™ line on the morning of April 13, when the price curve was …

On April 16 EOS price soared to a new high at $8.49 and the current market structure for the altcoin suggests there is room for further upside. EOS initially made headlines during the ICO craze of 2018 when its parent company Block.one raised a record $4 billion in funding to create the EOSIO software and in the past three months, the altcoin has nearly tripled in value. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that since trading at a low of $2.43 on Jan. 27, the price of EOS has climbed 245% to set a multi-year high of $8.47 on …