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Ethereum’s Compound (COMP) Slides to Multi-Month Low Despite DeFi Explosion

While Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen notable bounces since imploding on Saturday evening, Compound and other altcoins are underperforming. The Ethereum-based coin is down 7.5% in the past 24 hours as per data from Coin Market Cap. This comes in spite of the fact that decentralized finance (DeFi), which Compound is a market leader in, has seen strong adoption. Altcoins could see further losses against Bitcoin and the dollar if the market leaders continue to undergo bouts of volatility. Compound Slides Lower In Spite of DeFi Strength The Ethereum-based Compound

$500M Liquidated: Bitcoin Slides to Crucial Level Following Overnight Volatility

Bitcoin bore witness to some intense overnight volatility that came about after it hit highs of $12,000 From this point, the cryptocurrency decline to lows of $11,000 before finding some strong support Despite buyers protecting this level, its inability to post any type of strong bounce here does seem to be a negative sign for the cryptocurrency The sharp cliff formed as a result of the overnight selloff also led to massive liquidations amongst buyers Despite the blow this struck to BTC’s market structure, some analysts remain bullish, noting that

Visa And MasterCard Taking Big Steps For Mass Crypto Adoption

Visa and Mastercard stand as global leaders in the payment services industry, and have been taking steps to accelerate crypto payment processor support. They did this through opening up new options for its global user base in regard to payment. Both Visa and MasterCard announced their own projects and collaborations for the use of cryptocurrencies back in July, which is driving crypto adoption to new heights. The Giants Starting To Take Notice With two of the world’s largest traditional payment processors holding a positive sentiment for crypto payment platforms and

Bitcoin Whales Are Accumulating More Than 50,000 BTC Every Month: Report

The latest data suggests that Bitcoin’s recent bullish stint has excited large scale investors. Whales have been accumulating copious amounts of BTC in anticipation of a larger rally. Also, there’s an almost 38 percent increment in Bitcoin addresses holding more than $1 million worth of BTC.Bitcoin Hodler Net Position Change Remains PositiveData from on-chain analysis and crypto market insights provider, Glassnode suggests that Bitcoin’s recent rally hasn’t induced much of a selling reaction from long-term investors.Bigshot market participants are holding tight and eagerly waiting to reap greater profits from further

Bitcoin breaks $11,500 as sentiment metrics show it’s still undervalued

The DeFi-induced bullrun has arguably pushed the crypto market upwards the past week, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrencies giving gains of over 10-15 percent to investors.Data feeds from one quantitative on-chain data provider prove the above, with sentiment metrics, in particular, paving the path for even higher prices.Bitcoin public sentiment increasesData on The TIE — a provider of alternative data for digital assets that quantifies investor perceptions on hundreds of digital assets — shows Bitcoin is showing bullish action in both short- and mid-term trades.The chart below maps

Exchange CEO Explains Bitcoin Exploring Uncorrelated Price Action

Bitcoin’s price initially dumped alongside the mainstream markets, but now looks to be exploring its own route. “When the stock markets crashed, Bitcoin crashed,” AAX crypto exchange CEO Thor Chan told Cointelegraph. “It appeared that they were correlated,” he posited, adding:“However, the previous plunge of Bitcoin together with traditional financial markets is due to a liquidity problem. People dump whatever they can in any market. This is very extreme and rare because even the ‘safe haven’ assets dropped. Soon after, the liquidity became ‘normal’ again, we’ve seen Bitcoin’s price is discovering

‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Author Says Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin Lie Outside the System

Millionaire businessman and author of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, mentioned Bitcoin (BTC) numerous times in a podcast interview with Morgan Creek Digital co-founder, Anthony Pompliano, referring to the asset as an escape.“The reason I endorse Bitcoin is because is just for one frickin reason — you’re not part of the system,” Kiyosaki said. “It’s a separation of government and my money,” he laughingly added, quoting sentiment Pompliano has expressed many times.   Uncertain times can spurr flight to safetyThroughout the interview, Kiyosaki riffed on many concepts through the