Tuesday, April 23 - crypto markets rallied today, with bitcoin hitting its new 2019 high of over $5,500.
Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are solidly in green at press time, with tezos having jumped more than 12% over the past 24 hours.
At press time, the biggest cryptocurrency is up 4.6% over the day to $5,572, which is a growth of 9.5% over the past 7 days.
Bitcoin's dominance on the market has significantly risen over the past 24 hours, up from 52.5% to 53.2% at press time.
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is up 2.3% and trading at $175, up around 7.6% over the past 7 days.
Total market capitalization hit a value of $185 billion for the first time in 2019 today.
At press time, the market cap is slightly down to $184 billion, while daily trade volume surged to $50 billion.
Citing data from the European crypto exchange Bitstamp, Bloomberg today wrote that bitcoin has formed its first bullish golden cross since October 2015.
Recently, Fundstrat Global Advisors founder Tom Lee revealed that his company's bitcoin sentiment indicator Bitcoin Misery Index has never been seen in a bear market.
The United States stock market has slightly changed at press time, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down around 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively.
Bitcoin Almost Touches $5,600, Forming Its First Bullish Golden Cross Since October 2015
pubblicato su Apr 23, 2019
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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