Category: Altcoin

Why did it happen? Join Sam Bankman-Fried live on ‘The Market Report’

“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now! Tune in to watch Cointelegraph host and analyst Benton Yaun alongside resident market experts Jordan Finneseth and Yashu Gola. Today’s menu: the dramatic Bitcoin (BTC) price flash crash to $43,000 on Tuesday. What caused the crash? Was it market manipulation, leverage liquidations, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law,

Which stablecoins were actually ‘stable’ during this week’s sudden Bitcoin price crash?

A sharp sell-off across the cryptocurrency market on Tuesday — that saw top tokens Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) fall by double-digital percentages — created a venue for stablecoins to prove their worth. The fixed-price cryptocurrencies offered interim protection to traders from the notorious crypto price volatility. They did so by

Top Analyst Doubts Bitcoin Pullback Is Over, Plots Bullish Trajectory for One Overlooked Altcoin

A popular crypto market analyst thinks Bitcoin’s pullback may not be finished yet. Justin Bennett tells his 66,000 Twitter followers that he expects BTC to retest $40,000 before seeing further upside.   “I doubt the pullback is over. Everything closed below key support on Tuesday. Unless we see markets close back above those levels, I’m thinking

Bitcoin price in line for ‘impulsive bounce’ as Solana (SOL) leads altcoin surge

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is again overdue and one analyst is favoring an “impulsive” move towards $50,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: “Chill and wait” for Bitcoin breakout Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD continuing to circle $46,000 on Sep. 9 as an eerie calm lingered over the market.  Tuesday saw

Ethereum, Cardano, and Algorand Will Rise Due to ‘Great Use Cases’: SkyBridge Capital Chief Anthony Scaramucci

SkyBridge Capital founder and co-managing partner Anthony Scaramucci says altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), and Algorand (ALGO) will likely continue to grow because of their clear utility. In a new interview on CNBC, the investment veteran says that despite the sharp correction that crypto markets experienced on the same day that El Salvador officially

Delta Exchange launches options trading for Solana and Cardano

Crypto derivatives platform Delta Exchange announced Wednesday that it has launched futures trading on Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA), giving investors a new access point to the leading altcoins. Initial rollout of SOL and ADA call and put options will have daily maturities, with weekly and monthly maturities to be made available at a later

Near Protocol, Algorand and PowerPool rebound while Bitcoin consolidates

The wider cryptocurrency market appears to be in the early stages of a recovery with many altcoins regaining their footing after correcting by 20% to 30% on Sept. 7 when Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $43,000.   Top 7 coins with the highest 24-hour price change. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView