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Ethereum merge launch. The top crypto token, Bitcoin, raced past the $19,000 mark once again while other altcoins outperformed the token. Barring the US dollar Tether, all other tokens were trading with solid gains on Thursday. Avalanche rallied over 9 per cent, whereas Ethereum surged 8 per cent. BNB advanced 7 per cent, whereas Solana gained 6 per cent. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading at the $975.93 billion mark, surging more than 4 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped almost 20 per cent to $69.97 billion.Expert TakeThe first phase — the Bellatrix upgrade, of the much-awaited Ethereum Merge was completed this week. The move saw some upward movement for Ethereum, said Prashant Kumar, Founder and CEO, weTrade.

Bitcoin — dropped about 6 per cent to break below the $19,000 mark. Its biggest peer, Ethereum, slumped about 8 per cent. Barring the US dollar-pegged stablecoins, all other tokens were trading with deep cuts on Wednesday. Polygon and Polkadot tanked 9 per cent, whereas meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu tumbled 8 per cent. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading sharply lower at $935.13 billion mark, dropping as much as 6 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume zoomed more than 32 per cent close to $87.05 billion.Tech view by BuyUcoin Crypto ExchangeEthereum classic surged on merge news. The excitement around the upcoming Ethereum merge is showing positive effects on Ethereum's classic price movement. The price of Ethereum Classic is up by almost 23 per cent and is very close to breaching the $40 mark.

Bitcoin holding above the key psychological level of $20,000. The asset class seems increasingly likely to remain in the same price rut until the release of inflation numbers later this month and Federal Reserve's meeting outcome, said analysts. Barring Tron and US dollar-pegged Tether, all other tokens were trading higher on Friday. Polygon zoomed over 5 per cent, whereas Polkadot gained 3 per cent. Ethereum and Cardano gained more than 2 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher at the $990.26 billion mark, dropping more than a per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped about 8 per cent to $62.76 billion.

USDT-issuer Tether wants law firm Roche Freedman “terminated” as counsel from the Bitfinex and Tether class action lawsuit following a motion from Kyle Roche to be removed as counsel in the case.

Avalanche (AVAX) bulls snubbed the sensational claims made by a self-proclaimed whistleblower website that the project's parent firm, Ava Labs, paid lawyers to damage its competitors' reputation.

Bitcoin reclaiming the $20,000 mark, its major support and psychological level. Bitcoin fell below $20,000 on Sunday as part of a wider cryptocurrency-market retreat, amid concern about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path, Reuters reported. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole conference spooked the traders across the world of all riskier asset classes. Despite the recovery, the total market cap of the crypto space remained below the $1 trillion mark. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher at the $980.62 billion mark, rising more than 3 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped about 20 per cent to $64.88 billion.

crypto market cap slipped below the $1 trillion mark again as the US Fed vowed to continue the monetary hawkishness adopted earlier this year.Bitcoin fell below $20,000 on Sunday as part of a wider cryptocurrency-market retreat, amid concern about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path, Reuters reported. Barring BNB, all other top tokens were trading in the red on Monday. Avalanche plunged as much as 10 per cent, whereas Polygon tumbled 5 per cent. XRP and Cardano declined 4 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading lower at the $951.77 billion mark, falling as much as 2 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped about 17 per cent close to $54.09 billion.

 

BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain (BNB), has bounced 66% from its $183 low in mid-June. The move consolidates its position as the third ranked cryptocurrency (when stablecoin market caps are removed) and reflects a $50 billion market capitalization. BNB has outperformed the broader altcoin market capitalization after a devastating 73% correction that began in November 2021.

Barring Avalanche and Polkadot, which posted mild gains, all other top crypto tokens were trading lower on Wednesday. Solana dropped 3 per cent, whereas Dogecoin and Polygon shed 2 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading marginally lower at $1.02 trillion mark, dropping less than a per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume also remained stable, close to $70.56 billion.What's cooking in IndiaRBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has lashed out at crypto assets once again. In an interview with ET Now, Das reiterated his concerns over the crypto assets.

Avalanche-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Trader Joe claims it may have found a way to mitigate one of DeFi’s biggest weaknesses — impermanent loss. 

After an impressive 73% rally between July 13 and Aug. 13, Avalanche (AVAX) has faced a 16% rejection from the $30.30 resistance level. Some analysts will try to pin the correction as a "technical adjustment," but the network’s deposits and decentralized applications reflect worsening conditions.

With play-to-earn (P2E) gaming rising in 2021 through Axie Infinity (AXS) and an offshoot called move-to-earn (M2E) gaining fame through STEPN (GMT), another variation of the “to-earn” model launches in an attempt to bring Web3 elements to existing Web2 frameworks. 

Pangolin, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Avalanche network, will debut on the layer-1 blockchain Flare network. Flare is known for its interoperability solutions and Pangolin hopes to utilize the underlying technology to reach new blockchain networks.

The crypto Fear & Greed index has improved over the past few days but fear is not over yet. On the other hand, all eyes are set on the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting this week.

The total market capitalization of the crypto space again slipped below the $1 trillion mark, with Bitcoin barely holding on to the $21,000 level while Ethereum dropped below the $1,500 level. Rising fears of economic slowdown continue to haunt the riskier assets. All the top crypto tokens were trading lower during early hours on Tuesday. Polygon plunged over 9 per cent, whereas Avalance and Shiba Inu tumbled 7 per cent each. Ethereum and Solana dropped 6 per cent each.

Barring the US dollar pegged Tether, all the top crypto tokens were trading lower on Thursday. Polygon and Solana plunged about 12 per cent each. Avalanche and Cardano tumbled 9 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading lower at $1.02 trillion mark, falling more than 3 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total cryptocurrency trading volume plunged over 5 per cent, close to $96.02 billion.

Bitcoin holding above the $22,000 mark. Ethereum held above $1,500 levels. Market experts, however, believe it is very early to conclude that the worst is over for the crypto markets. Barring the dollar-pegged USD Coin and Tron, all other crypto tokens were trading higher on Tuesday. Polygon zoomed more than 15 per cent, whereas Ethereum jumped 9 per cent. Avalanche gains about 8 per cent.

Avalanche, XRP and Solana leading the returns chart. The biggest jump among top 20 cryptos — in terms of market value — was seen in Polygon, which rallied 23.81 per cent to $0.6122. Avalanche advanced 17.53 per cent to $19.62. XRP surged 12.45 per cent to $0.3648 and wiped off its seven-day losses. Solana climbed 10.87 per cent to $39.11.

Bitcoin was able to hold above the $20,000 mark, whereas other altcoins also posted strong gains. Bad news over the economic recession, geopolitical worries and industry turbulence have plagued the new-age asset class and hit them sharply, leading to severe wealth erosion.

Avalanche (AVAX) is down 45% in 30 days and in the same time the cryptocurrencies' total market capitalization shrank by 29%.