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ETF News (& Rumors) Continue to Pump the Crypto Market
We have seen another stellar week in the crypto market with Bitcoin up 6% and Ethereum up 12% with Bitcoin ETF news and speculation continuing to pump the market.
The Ethereum Pump this Week (ETH ETF):
The recent surge in Ethereum's price can be primarily attributed to the news about BlackRock's application for an Ethereum ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund). This development has been a significant factor in boosting investor sentiment towards Ethereum. BlackRock, being one of the largest asset managers in the world, filing for an Ethereum ETF is a substantial step towards mainstream adoption of Ethereum as an investment asset and bringing institutional money into the crypto space, making it easier for investors to buy into Ethereum, contributing to the increase in its price.
The Ethereum price notably surged by 10% within 24 hours, with the price crossing the $2,000 mark, indicating a strong positive reaction in the market to this news. This surge is also reflective of a broader increase in interest and confidence in the cryptocurrency market, with Ethereum being a major beneficiary. The move by BlackRock has not only impacted Ethereum but also seems to have injected more FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) into the race to invest in crypto assets, including Bitcoin.
Rumor of Bitcoin ETF Approvals within a Week:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has one last short window, an eight-day period starting Thursday, if it wants to approve all 12 spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications this year, according to two analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart.
They expect the SEC to ultimately allow all 12 applications to launch their products and wrote that the comment period for the seven applicants ends on Wednesday, which means that the SEC could issue approval orders starting Thursday, Nov. 9 through Nov. 17.
While I don't personally believe we will see the approval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs until early 2024, this news is contributing to the surge in the cryptocurrency market and if this actually happens over the next week, we could see another major surge in the price of Bitcoin and the overall cryptocurrency market.
Sam Bankman-Fried
In other news, Scam Bankman-Fried the former CEO of FTX, was found guilty of all seven charges including securities fraud, money laundering, and five other criminal counts. This ruling has helped improve market sentiment and confidence in the crypto market.
Fear & Greed Index at an All-Time High
All these factors have contributed to the fear and greed index being at one of the highest levels we have seen all year and overall, the sentiment and outlook for the market is very positive.
With Bitcoin trading at $37,094 and the current market sentiment, we could see Bitcoin pass the $40k mark relatively soon!
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Top 100 Trending Altcoins:
The crypto market is flush with green again this week (the third week).
Today's Crypto Fear & Greed Index:
Today's Crypto Fear and Greed Index = Greed –> Increased to 70 (from 68 last week).
Bitcoin & Ethereum Price Movement
Bitcoin has increased 6.7% in the last week, currently trading at $37,094. In the previous 90 days, Bitcoin has increased by 24.19%.
Ethereum has increased 12.6% in the last week, currently trading at $2,070. In the previous 90 days, Ethereum has increased by 13.62%.
Global cryptocurrency market capitalization has increased to $1.39T (from $1.3T last week).
Top 100 Gainers - Last 7 Days
Over the last 7 days, the biggest gainers (within the top 100):
FTX Token (FTT) +272% - Ranked #43
Last week, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX was found guilty of all seven charges including securities fraud, money laundering, and five other criminal counts. It's been a year since the FTX collapse and this week, after the guilty verdict, we are seeing a resurgence in investor confidence with over 272% increase in the price of the FTX token.
The FTX Token (FTT) is the native cryptocurrency of the FTX trading platform, launched on May 8, 2019. It was created by the Hong Kong-based FTX Exchange, co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang. FTT is used within the FTX ecosystem for several purposes, including paying transaction fees, serving as collateral for margin trading, and purchasing products and services.
Cronos (CRO) +75% - Ranked #28
Cronos (CRO) is the native cryptocurrency of the Cronos Chain, developed by Crypto.com. It's used for transaction payments and services on the Crypto.com platform, including trading, payments, wallets, and a metal Visa debit card. CRO enables users to earn rewards, get fee discounts, and stake tokens for benefits.
Launched in 2018 by the founders of Crypto.com, it aims to increase cryptocurrency adoption globally. CRO is integral to Crypto.com's payment app and is set to expand across other products. It supports a variety of uses in DeFi, NFTs, and offers cashback, staking rewards, and liquidity bonuses.
Kaspa (KAS) +59% - Ranked #34
Kaspa (KAS) is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency leveraging the GHOSTDAG protocol, which allows parallel blocks to coexist, leading to high block rates and low confirmation times. It's a community-driven, open-source project without central governance, similar to Bitcoin. Kaspa aims to address scalability and security issues in traditional blockchains, offering fast, secure transactions and protecting against manipulations like transaction ordering. Kaspa’s smart contracts, based on the UTXO model and a Turing-complete virtual machine, support applications in DeFi, supply chain management, gaming, NFTs, and decentralized governance.
Celestia (TIA) +59% - Ranked #83
Celestia (TIA) is a modular blockchain network with its native token, TIA, playing a central role in its ecosystem. TIA is used for transactions, supporting decentralized applications, and enabling community governance.
It operates on a deflationary model, with part of every transaction fee being redistributed to holders, rebalanced, or burned. Celestia's proof-of-stake consensus allows TIA holders to participate in network security and governance. The total supply of TIA is capped at 1 billion, with allocations for public use, R&D, early backers, and core contributors.
Biggest Micro-Cap Gainers in the last 30 days
We review and analyze small and micro market cap cryptos every week looking for the next low-cap gem. These are the best-performing (quality) micro-cap projects over the last 30 days:
Best Performing Quality Micro Caps (Last 30 days):
- GMEE +948% - Arcade Blockchain Games (Micro-Cap)
- MOZ +898% - AI Yield Farming (Nano-Cap)
- REALM +616% - Metaverse Gaming (Nano-Cap)
- SHDW +425% - Decentralized Cloud Storage (Micro-Cap)
- $GENE +297% - Gene Data Bank (DAO) (Nano-Cap)
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Until the next report,
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