Various Altcoins Have Gained While Bitcoin Finds Balance Above $52,000
Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 5.2% to $52,254 after 24 hours at press time on Wednesday night.
Watch the action: When the world’s top cryptocurrency surged above $51,000 on Tuesday night, it curbed altcoin’s momentum. Cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin have also made gains at press time.
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest virtual currency by market capitalization, rose 6.8% to $1,904.80. Among other cryptocurrencies based on smart contract platforms, Cardano (ADA) rose 6.8% to $0.91 and Polkadot (DOT) rose 3.7% to $31.95.
Litecoin (LTC), a fork of bitcoin, rose 9.3% to $233.36. Chart (GRT) was up 15.4% at $2.28.
Binance Coin (BNB), which backs the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, rose 28 percent to close at $166.27.
Dogecoin (DOGE) fell 4% to $0.05 after Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk.
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Several DeFi (decentralized finance) cryptocurrencies have outperformed Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. UniSwap (UNI) was up 10.2% at $21.91, Aave (AAVE) was up 13.2% at $462.22 and Terra was up 17.4% at $7.21. For its part, 0x was up 6.78% at $1.61 and SushiSwap (SUSHI) was up 8.94% at $16.56.
According to data provided by DeFi Pulse, the total value locked in DeFi projects continues to rise, at around $41.8 billion at press time.
Why the moves: Momentum in the cryptocurrency market continues as institutional investors show increasing interest, which analysts see as a key factor in the rally that began last July.
Ki-Young Ju, CEO of Cryptoquant, pointed to a positive trend in Coinbase Premium, even as Bitcoin traded above $50,000, suggesting that the rally could continue.
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Announced on Wednesday, it will raise its target for issuing bonds from $600 million to $900 million to fund its purchases of bitcoin.
Financial website The Motley Fool has disclosed its intention to buy $50 million worth of bitcoin.
Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com, told CNBC on Wednesday that Bitcoin’s next resistance level won’t come until around $170,000. Meanwhile, JPMorgan sees Bitcoin’s current price as “unsustainable.”
