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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Flat at Start of Busy Earnings Week, Dogecoin-Linked Token Soars

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2022.

Updated Nov 7, 2022, 6:41 p.m. Published Oct 24, 2022, 12:51 p.m.
Dogechain has surged 200% in the past week as bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies, have traded in a tight range. (Shutterstock)
Dogechain has surged 200% in the past week as bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies, have traded in a tight range. (Shutterstock)

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Price Point

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade in a tight range Monday, remaining at around $19,300 as investors await the next batch of earnings from some of the world's largest companies.

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U.S. futures declined and European markets opened higher Monday as the Conservative Party in the U.K. chooses a new prime minister. Crypto-friendly Rishi Sunak, former chancellor of the exchequer, took a step forward to becoming the new leader after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest. Sunak has said that he wants to make the U.K. a “global hub” for crypto assets.

Ether (ETH) has also traded in a tight range over the last week and is up 2% on the day at $1,337.

“There appears to be a growing sense of anticipation among crypto-asset watchers as prices have held firm now for multiple weeks,” Simon Peters, a market analyst at trading platform eToro, wrote in a morning note.

In other altcoin action, HT, the token of the Huobi exchange, dropped 5% on the day, and Polygon’s MATIC gained 7%.

Also, DC, the token for Dogechain, a Polygon Edge-based smart contract system for the popular meme token dogecoin, has surged over 200% in the last seven days, according to data from CoinGecko.

CoinDesk Market Index

Biggest Gainers

Asset Ticker Returns DACS Sector Render Token RNDR +7.34% Computing JasmyCoin JASMY +7.03% Computing Elrond EGLD +2.67% Smart Contract Platform

Biggest Losers

Asset Ticker Returns DACS Sector Enzyme MLN -12.58% DeFi Axie Infinity AXS -4.5% Culture & Entertainment Celsius CEL -4.47% Currency

Sector classifications are provided via the Digital Asset Classification Standard (DACS), developed by CoinDesk Indices to provide a reliable, comprehensive and standardized classification system for digital assets. The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) is a broad-based index designed to measure the market capitalization weighted performance of the digital asset market subject to minimum trading and exchange eligibility requirements.


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