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After logging decent gains over the past few days, crypto traders turned defensive today(18th Feb.2022) as tensions between Russia and Ukraine intensified. Following this, the appetite for riskier assets, including the digital token, dropped sharply. Investors now looked for safe heaven bets like gold, dampening the sentiments further. Barring the dollar-pegged Tether, all other top digital tokens were trading in deep red on Friday. Avalanche and Terra dropped 9 percent each followed by Bitcoin and Ethereum, each losing over 7 percent.

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency Bitcoin rallied 10 percent to a two-week high today(5t February 2022)mainly due to a return in risk appetite and a rally in stock markets cryptocurrency Ethereum, the second-largest crypto in m-cap terms, also jumped 9 percent. Among key cryptos, Bitcoin was up 10 percent in the last 24 hours at $41,615.37. Earlier, it hit a high of $41,983, taking gains from Thursday's lows to nearly 16 percent and marking a 27 percent rise from the year's low of $32,950.72 on January 24. Ethereum was quoting at $3,030.08, up 8.57 percent. Most of the 10 top digital tokens were trading with strong gains on Saturday. Solana climbed up 10.82 percent, taking its 7-day rise to 23 percent. Polkadot soared 15.37 percent, taking its 7-day rise to 20 percent. At the same time, Terra was up 11.53 percent. BNB, XRP, and Cardano gained 9-12 percent. Tether was trading flat.

Cryptocurrencies are known for their wild swings in a very short span of time, while micro tokens are renowned for their bizarre moves. Such tokens, with minuscule market cap and extremely trimmed liquidity, deliver ultra-multi-bagger returns in just a day or two. However, not all investors can make money in such tokens. Squid Games-based SQUID and Kokoswap (KOKO) are prime examples. The latest entry to this list is Ethereum Meta (ETHM), which has surged more than 2.35 lakh percent in the last 24 hours, according to data from Coinmarketcap. The digital token skyrocketed a whopping 2,37,000 percent in a matter of hours. The price of this token hit $0.0001194 from merely $0.00000005033 during the period. However, it was trading at $0.00006449 at 11.30 am IST. Read more

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency was trading just above $57,000 as of 7:52 a.m. in London, some $7,700 shy of its April record. A recent rally in digital tokens like Bitcoin and second-ranked Ether contrasts with the travails of assets such as stocks, bonds and gold amid a bout of jitters in global markets. Record highs for Bitcoin are possible, maybe at around $80,000 to $85,000 based on chart patterns, say some experts. Bitcoin’s climb has activated an inverted head and shoulders chart pattern. The so-called measured objective for Bitcoin derived from this pattern is about $79,000, which would top the all-time high of almost $65,000 from April. A study of Bitcoin and Ether price momentum shows that short-term momentum has crossed above the longer term trend. Over the past five years, both tokens were significantly higher a year after each such crossover. Positioning in the options market suggests bets on a continuation of the Bitcoin advance. Read more

Major cryptocurrencies were trading mixed on Friday after the big Etherum update. Six of the top 10 digital tokens were trading higher at 9.30 hours IST, thanks to gains in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Uniswap. The global crypto market cap declined to $1.65 trillion, about 2 percent higher compared to the last day. However, the total crypto market volume jumped 22 percent to $100.09 billion. It was a fantastic session for blue chips in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin surpassed $40,000, Ethereum hovered around $2,800, said Edul Patel, CEO, and co-founder of Mudrex. The second-largest blockchain network, Ethereum, went through the much-awaited 'London Hard Fork' software upgrade on Thursday, which is expected to stabilize transaction fees and reduce the supply of the Ether token. The digital token reversed its losses.

Major cryptocurrencies regained some ground after a broad-based crackdown from China today(24th June 2021). Following the recent volatility, six out of the top-10 digital tokens were trading with decent gains at 9.30 hours IST, whereas the rest four tanked up to 5 percent. On technical charts, numero uno crypto token Bitcoin formed a 'death cross', signaling further losses ahead. Prices of Bitcoin have already halved since its peak of $65,000 in April this year. Market players are citing jitters on bitcoin mining in thin liquidity for the losses. The past 24 hours were massively volatile for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin broke below the critical support level of $30k before making a day's low of $28,91. A short-lived rebound quickly followed the dip. It is one of those days where stop losses got triggered on both long and short positions," said an expert. Read more