Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by ‘Panic Buying,’ Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T
Bitcoin hit a fresh yearly high of $42,000, pushing the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies over $1.5 trillion for the first since May 2022.
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Bitcoin hit a fresh yearly high of $42,000, pushing the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies over $1.5 trillion for the first since May 2022.
November brought explosive gains for altcoins as a wide range of smaller cryptocurrencies outperformed bitcoin, prompting call for an altcoin season.
The SEC delaying decision about spot BTC ETFs could leave the market without a catalyst until early January, halting the crypto rally’s momentum, K33 analysts said this week.
Cryptocurrencies Wednesday roared back from yesterday’s drubbing, with bitcoin [BTC] nearing a new 18-month high just shy of $38,000 after tumbling below $35,000 at one point on Tuesday.
A fake BlackRock XRP Trust filing roiled the crypto market during U.S. afternoon hours, weighing on altcoins as the crypto rally cooled.
Bitcoin hit an 18-month high near $38,000 before pulling back sharply.
Over $62 million in bitcoin shorts were liquidated in the past 24 hours, contributing to higher prices.
Polygon’s MATIC and Chainlink’s LINK led altcoin gains Wednesday afternoon.
Altcoins posted gains of 5%-10% on Monday while bitcoin (BTC) treaded water near $35,000 as investors ventured into riskier tokens as calls for an altcoin season emerge.
Layer 1 cryptocurrencies and DeFi tokens soared this week as bitcoin and ether chopped sideways.