Author: Benjamin Lee
The opportunities in altcoins are probably bigger and more plentiful than ever before, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. In a new note to investors, Hougan says that the situation for altcoins “is more complex” than it was in previous bull markets since there isn’t any major new application driving interest like in 2020 or 2017. Hougan says the main narrative in altcoins right now is memecoins, which has turned out to ultimately have been a short-term casino environment that lacks substance for serious investors. However, the investor says long-term, “the setup for altcoins is stronger than at…
Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says a crypto trader is looking at massive losses after one decentralized finance (DeFi) project underwent a severe correction. According to Lookonchain, a crypto whale sold nearly 18 million Ethena (ENA), a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum (ETH), for a loss of more than $12 million after the altcoin plunged below $1. “A whale sold off all ENA and lost over $12 million! This whale unstaked 17.87 million ENA ($8.78 million) [on Monday] and deposited it to Binance. The whale had accumulated these ENA on Binance at an average price of $1.17, resulting in a…
Attention in the crypto sector is shifting away from memecoins and moving towards large-cap layer-1 projects, according to the digital asset analytics firm Santiment. Santiment notes traders are more focused on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Toncoin (TON) and Cardano (ADA), which the firm says suggests a healthier crypto market dynamic. “A shift in trader attention from meme coins to Bitcoin and layer-1 assets is generally a sign of a more stable and sustainable market environment. Memecoins tend to attract speculative enthusiasm, often driven by hype, viral trends, and a gambling mindset rather than fundamental value. When these assets…
A crypto strategist who has earned the “Master Trader” rank on the digital asset exchange Bybit thinks Litecoin (LTC) is gearing up for a big burst to the upside. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 315,900 followers on the social media platform X that looks bullish against the US dollar and Bitcoin (BTC). According to the trader, LTC appears to have completed an ABC corrective wave against the US dollar while flashing a bullish swing failure pattern (SFP) on its Bitcoin pair. Bluntz practices the Elliott Wave theory, which states that a bullish asset tends to witness a fresh five-wave rally…
A closely followed economist thinks that the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto bull market still has room to run to the upside. Alex Krüger tells his 205,000 followers on the social media platform X that crypto investors are disappointed because the current cycle appears to be different from the ones witnessed in the past in terms of time and upside magnitude. But the economist says that investors should zoom out because he thinks crypto is in the midst of a supercycle. “BTC is stuck in a range, which I think eventually resolves higher. The supercycle theory is intact. Even though it…
Changpeng Zhao thinks Binance’s crypto asset listing process is “a bit broken.” Zhao, who co-founded the exchange, recently took to the social media platform X to discuss Test (TST), a test token launched by the BNB Chain team for a tutorial video on how to create memecoins using its Four.meme launchpad platform. Binance recently listed TST, sparking massive volatility in the asset’s price. Explains Zhao, “I think the Binance listing process is a bit broken. They announce, then list four hours later. The notice period is necessary, but in those four hours, the token prices go high on DEXes (decentralized exchanges), and…
A crypto strategist known for accurately calling the 2021 digital asset cycle top believes that altcoins are poised to witness a bounce. The analyst pseudonymously known as Pentoshi tells his 854,200 followers on the social media platform X that he’s accumulating crypto assets believing that the altcoin market is gearing up for a recovery. He says he’s keeping a close watch on the OTHERS chart, which tracks the total market cap of crypto excluding the 10 largest digital assets and stablecoins. “It’s kinda hard for me to be bearish in this range. We can still fill it out more of…
A memecoin launched on the BNB Chain put up massive gains after top global crypto exchange Binance rolled out support for it. In a new announcement, Binance says that it is adding support for Test (TST), a test token launched by the BNB Chain team for a tutorial video on how to create memecoins using its Four.meme launchpad platform. Amid the listing news, TST soared to an all-time high of $0.5113 from its low of $0.02607. The memecoin has since retraced. TST is trading for $0.1717 at time of writing, down 43.7% in the last 24 hours. With a market…
Donald Trump critic and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci says Solana (SOL) is his preferred layer-1 over Ethereum (ETH). In a new interview with CNBC, Scaramucci says that while SkyBridge does own some ETH, his investment thesis focuses on SOL being more successful in the long run. “We own [ETH] in small sizes. We’re much bigger Solana fans than we are ETH fans. I don’t think we have a negative opinion of ETH. My partner in law school, my classmate John Sullos, is sort of an ETH maximalist. So he’s got it in our portfolio.” Scaramucci goes further to say…
Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen is denying reports that the Solana (SOL)-based memecoin launchpad will issue its own native token. Crypto reporter Colin Wu earlier said that Pump.fun is working on launching its own token and plans to use the Dutch auction system in the public offerings. Wu said that his team confirmed the information with insiders from multiple centralized exchanges (CEXs) that Pump.fun is purportedly working with to develop the system. In response, Cohen says on the social media platform X that the speculations are not true. He also tells his followers not to believe in anything that did not…