Altcoins

Altcoins

Markets

ETH's ‘Most Hated’ Rally Could Trigger $331M in Liquidations Near $4K, Says Analyst

Ether pushes toward $4,000 while analysts warn of liquidations and note capital rotating from smaller altcoins into ETH.

ETH price hits $3,755 after 5.7% daily gain

Markets

Crypto Markets Bifurcate With Institutions Focusing on BTC and ETH While Retail Chases Alts: Wintermute

Even inside altcoins, punters are looking at newer tokens like BONK, POPCAT and WIF instead of old-school speculations like DOGE and SHIB.

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Markets

Defi Tokens Are Soaring, Leaving Behind OG Coins Like LTC, BCH and XMR

As bitcoin reaches a record high, tokens associated with DeFi and layer-2 networks are outperforming.

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CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: The Relationship Between Bitcoin and Altcoins

Bitcoin’s new all-time high is both a milestone and potential signal: the next phase may belong to the broader crypto asset universe.

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Markets

Altcoin Season Could Heat Up in June and Drain Part of Bitcoin’s $2T Market Cap, Analyst Says

Joao Wedson, CEO of Alphractal, predicts a full-blown alt season in June, with BTC dominance already under pressure.

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Finance

Neutrl Raises $5M to Tokenize a Popular Hedge Fund Altcoin Trade

The protocol's NUSD token generates yield by arbitraging locked altcoins, a $10 billion private market, Neutrl co-founder Behrin Naidoo said in an interview.

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Markets

Dogecoin Surges 21% Amid Crypto Comeback, Holds Key Support at $0.142

DOGE shows remarkable resilience amid global economic tensions, with technical indicators pointing to continued upward momentum.

24-hour Dogecoin (DOGE) price chart showing a 6.44% gain with a sharp upward move followed by consolidation above $0.155 on April 10, 2025.

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Bitcoin Dips Below $96K While CoinDesk 20 Plunges 10% Amid Fed-Spurred Rout; SOL Surrenders Post-Election Rally

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments Wednesday on rate cuts have rattled investors across asset classes.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index on Dec. 19 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Out With the “Altcoin,” in With the Asset Class

It’s time to retire the “altcoin” moniker and embrace crypto as an asset class, says Max Freccia.

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Markets

Binance's BNB Hits Fresh Record, Breaks Out of 3-Year Range as Altcoin Rotation Accelerates

Older cryptocurrencies with regulatory overhang were among the biggest gainers over the past month as Donald Trump's election victory promises a friendlier U.S. regulatory environment toward digital assets.

BNB price broke above $700 to new record highs (TradingView)