Social media mentions about Cardano have been growing since the beginning of the year, and during this time, the price of its ADA token has more than doubled, in the process surpassing Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to become the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. A deeper dive into data from Twitter data failed to identify a specific driver of ADA’s bullish price action, but data from The Tie did show that Cardano mentions recently reached an all-time high, with the price tracking the increase. Keyword analysis of Cardano-related tweets also failed to identify the motivating factor behind the recent social media …

Bitcoin (BTC) has been consolidating for the past few days as the bulls and the bears battle it out for control over the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Currently, Bitcoin looks like it is steadily losing its upward momentum but Vailshire Capital Management founder and CEO Jeff Ross has maintained his bullish stance and believes the uncertainty will resolve to the upside. While Bitcoin consolidated, the action shifted to Ether (ETH), which made a new all-time high, eclipsing its 2018 high at $1,428. This suggests that the crypto markets remain in a firm bull grip. The rally from the leaders …

Polkastarter (POLS) is a cross-chain token pool and auction protocol built on the Polkadot (DOT) blockchain. It launched in October of 2020 as a way for projects to raise capital in a decentralized environment and since January the token has rallied 500% to a new high at $1.78. Three possible reasons for the recent growth of POLS are the strong rally seen from Polkadot, strategic partnerships and exchange listings and an expanding list of token launches via auctions. The rise of Polkadot The rising popularity of the Polkadot network is arguably the most significant influencer on the price of POLS. …

Over the past 6 months, Binance Coin (BNB) has been quietly rallying higher, gaining 189% during this period and notching a new all-time high at $46.90 on Jan. 18. This price peak happened just one day before its quarterly token burn, leading investors to question whether or not BNB price will move higher once the event concludes. A token burn is a permanent removal of coins from circulation and this deflationary technique is a common practice used by many projects in the crypto sector. As Cointelegraph reported, the process does not destroy the coins but rather renders them unusable. Aside …

Over the past two weeks the entire DeFi sector has been in a strong uptrend and many of the top market cap tokens rallied by double and triple-digits. Curve DAO’s governance token CRV has been a standout performer, coming off a low at $0.54 on Jan. 11 to a 2021 high at $1.78 on Jan. 17. Three reasons for this latest surge in volume and price for CRV are a new collaboration with the Yearn.finance (YFI) ecosystem, positive regulatory developments in the U.S. and an increase in engagement boosting the total value locked on the platform. Yearn.finance collaboration The noticeable …

As Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been consolidating in recent weeks, many other crypto assets started to show strength. This was largely expected since altcoins generally do better once BTC cools down. Lower volatility in Bitcoin means higher volatility for altcoins as the money flows from Bitcoin to altcoins. Ether (ETH), for example, is now looking to break its all-time high almost a month after Bitcoin's surpassed its own milestone. However, one of the biggest gainers in recent days is Yearn.finance (YFI), which is approaching its own all-time high at $47,000, and whose rally is also being boosted by the launch …

Near Protocol (NEAR) is a smart contract platform that uses parallel processing to scale the network. This technique, known as sharding, resembles what Eth2 is aiming to achieve and Near’s proof-of-stake consensus mechanism also allows token holders to stake their coins. In the past month, NEAR has rallied by 107% and this raises questions on whether the project is making significant strides in what has become an ultra-competitive smart contract industry. Compared to its competitors, NEAR is a relatively new project as the mainnet only launched in April 2020. Unlike Ethereum, NEAR’s consensus mechanism works towards fee stabilization and according …

The sharp correction in Bitcoin (BTC) may have shaken out many leveraged traders, but the data shows whales and institutions aggressively purchased the dip and now bulls have shown they are determined to push Bitcoin price back above $40,000. The total crypto market capitalization has also recovered and surged back above $1 trillion. Pantera Capital founder and CEO Dan Morehead said he stands by his earlier prediction of $115,000 for Bitcoin by August of this year. Morehead believes China's digital yuan developments may boost crypto adoption and prove to be a bullish trigger. Several altcoins have also turned positive and …

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) are a giant leap in permissionless and transparent trading, and they exist as fantastic alternatives to centralized exchanges. While DEXs ease the process of listing new ERC-20 tokens and remove the need to pay a central authority high listing fees, they stil have the issue of high gas fees. This is precisely the issue 0x Protocol (ZRX) aims to solve. The 0x Protocol (ZRX) ICO raised $24 million in August 2017 for 50% of its supply, with no pre-sale. As an ERC-20 token, the permissionless Protocol connects liquidity providers through smart contracts, therefore aggregating liquidity. The protocol …

Polkadot (DOT), a network protocol that allows arbitrary data — not just tokens — to be transferred across blockchains, is up nearly 30% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot's market capitalization has also surpassed $10 billion, solidifying its position as the fifth-biggest crypto asset. There are several major reasons behind DOT’s strong uptrend: strong technical market structure, the anticipation of scalable blockchain networks, and the craze around DeFi. Strong technical market structure and rising sentiment In December 2021, DOT reached a new all-time high, rising to around $11. Since that period, it has continued to see strong momentum and strong …

The cryptocurrency market started the year in full force and with all the bullish breakouts happening it can be difficult to discern which projects are simply being driven by the macro trend and which are making gains based on solid tech developments and improving fundamentals. As the price of Bitcoin dropped more than $11,000 between Jan. 10 and Jan. 11, a number of altcoins saw double-digit losses but a few DeFi and layer 2-oriented coins bucked the trend and quickly recovered as BTC price consolidated. For example, TomoChain (TOMO) saw its price double from $0.65 on Jan. 2 to $1.29 …

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent plunge could have been caused due to profit-booking by institutional investors, according to a report by crypto fund manager CoinShares. The report noted a sharp drop in institutional inflows during the first week of the new year and weekly outflows from several crypto investment products. While the recent 28% decline may have scared some new investors, Bitcoin HODLers were likely unfazed as they've encountered six larger corrections during Bitcoin’s massive bull run in 2017. Therefore, describing a 20% fall as a bear market may not apply to cryptocurrencies. As Bitcoin attempts to stage a recovery, let’s analyze …