Markets Update: ETH Hits 14-Month Low Amid Heavy Altcoin Losses
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Markets Update: ETH Hits 14-Month Low Amid Heavy Altcoin Losses

THELOGICALINDIAN - Many altcoins accept acquaint cogent losses in contempo canicule with ETH currently testing amount levels not apparent in over 12 months afterwards accident 40 in almost one anniversary The crumbling amount of altcoins has additionally apprenticed BTC to abide to authorize new highs for bazaar ascendancy during 2024

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BTC Gains Dominance

The abundant losses abiding by abounding arch altcoin markets accept led BTC to abide to added its bazaar ascendancy over added cryptocurrencies. As of this writing, BTC has a bazaar ascendancy of 57.6% and is trading for almost $6,300 USD.

Despite abiding amount activity over contempo days, BTC has afford about 16% in the aftermost 8 days. BTC currently has a bazaar assets of about $109 billion.

The cardinal of BTC abbreviate positions is testing the best aerial akin of almost 38,000 for the additional time in almost one month.

BCH Hits New Low for 2018

Bitcoin Cash has accomplished a bearish anniversary or so of amount action, accident about 30% in the aftermost 8 canicule back barometer adjoin the dollar. With prices currently aerial at the $420 area, BCH has accustomed a new low for 2018 and is currently testing amount areas not witnessed back backward October 2017.

When barometer adjoin BTC, BCH is trading for approximately, 0.067 BTC – a key abutment breadth dating aback to the market’s birth a year ago.

 

BCH is currently the 4th ranked cryptocurrency bazaar by assets with almost $7.35 billion.

ETH Breaks Below $200

In the aftermost 8 days, ETH has absent almost 41% back barometer adjoin the dollar. The bead plunged the amount of ETH bottomward to the $170 breadth – prices not apparent back mid-July 2017.

Ethereum’s bazaar ascendancy has alone beneath 10% for the aboriginal time back December 8th, 2017, and March 2017 afore again – with ETH currently absolute 9.6% of the absolute cryptocurrency bazaar cap, according to Coinmarketcap.

When barometer adjoin BTC, ETH is testing the abutment breadth of about 0.0275 BTC for the aboriginal time back December 2017.

Both ETH/USD Shorts and Longs Test All-Time Highs

As of this writing, the cardinal of both ETH/USD shorts and longs are testing almanac highs on Bitfinex – with longs breaking into new best highs aloft the 350,000 breadth as of this writing, and shorts testing the 240,000 breadth for the additional time in aloof a few days.

ETH is the additional better cryptocurrency bazaar with a assets of $17.76 billion.

Other Leading Altcoins Post Significant Losses

XRP alone by 21% in 8 canicule to retest abutment at its 2018 low of about $0.26. XRP is the third-ranked bazaar by assets with $10.43 billion.

EOS is trading for about $4.85 afterwards accident 25% in 8 days. EOS has now activated the almost $5 breadth for several after weeks. EOS is the fifth better cryptocurrency by bazaar cap with about $4.4 billion.

Stellar has acquaint the best bashful losses amid arch altcoins for the aftermost 8 canicule – falling by almost 16%. Stellar is the sixth better crypto bazaar with a assets of $3.65 billion.

LTC set a new low for 2018 today, breaking beneath $50 for the aboriginal time in about 12 months. As of this writing, LTC is trading at $49 afterwards address almost 28% of its amount in 8 days. LTC has the seventh better cryptocurrency bazaar cap with $2.87 billion.

ADA is the ninth better cryptocurrency with a bazaar cap of $1.65 billion. ADA acquaint the best agitated losses of the arch altcoin markets this week, accident almost 60% in 8 days. ADA is currently trading at a almanac amount low of $0.064 USD.

XMR has collapsed by 29% in the aftermost 8 canicule and is currently testing abutment at the $100 area. XMR is the tenth better cryptocurrency bazaar with a assets of $1.62 billion.

Do you anticipate we will abide to see bearish bazaar activity beyond the cryptocurrency markets in the short-term? Share your thoughts in the comments area below!

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