What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — Thematic Investing is Back Those who are not actively trading digital assets are immune to the week-to-week volatility. That was evident last week, as Bitcoin finished unchanged but oscillated in a 10% top-to-bottom range throughout the week. Meanwhile, across other digital assets that are not “currencies”, we’ve seen a resurgence of thematic investing. The…

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — A 10% Short-Covering Rally to End the Month The digital assets market rebounded heading into month-end, attempting to salvage an otherwise awful month. Bitcoin and other digital assets gained 10%+ during the final week of November, though still finished the month down 15–20%. The rally last week had little to do with fundamentals, and everything to do with…

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — Sell Everything! It was a good week for the bears and naysayers, to say the least. Bitcoin fell over 20%, and all major digital assets followed suit, leading to one of the worst weeks in the history of digital assets. This was the fourth consecutive negative week, and the first time this…

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — Bitcoin Stagnates, But Other Digital Assets Shine It felt like 2017 again, as it’s been a while since Bitcoin traded down while many other digital assets finished the week in positive territory. While Bitcoin itself is stuck in an indecisive range, the crypto market responded positively to certain events and catalysts. Some of these events are more…

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — An Unexpected, Rip-Your-Face Off Rally The crypto market was headed toward another week of greater than 10% declines, and just about every crypto fund and the market maker had finally capitulated. …

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — The Crypto Market Is Showing Healthy Signs Again There has been much more balanced in the digital assets market over the past few weeks, aside from September 24th when the whole market fell 20% in a single hour. Each day, some tokens trade up; and some trade down. Even though the overall direction has mostly been lower in…

What happened this week in the Crypto markets? — Crypto Regulation Smackdown What a week for news! General Electric announced that they will be freezing pension plans for ~20,000 employees in a bid to lower their deficit (symbolic of future actions elsewhere), Trump continues to fan tariff and war flames (though the market seems to be desensitized for the time being), and…

By Jeff Dorman, CFA on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE — What Happened This Week In The Crypto Markets? Another 10–20% Flash Crash In Crypto The crypto markets seemed stable for most of September, if not outright healthy. That all changed in a single 1-hour period on Tuesday when prices across the digital assets ecosystem crashed 15–25%, and continued their slide throughout the remainder of the week. Week-over-week, crypto prices fell north of 20%.

By Jeff Dorman, CFA on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE — What Happened This Week In The Crypto Markets? The “CCC”-rally Crypto markets were mixed last week. Bitcoin was once again quiet, ultimately selling off 3%, but this was overshadowed by a relief rally from some of the worst performing digital assets over the past 18 months (with many risky assets rising double-digits week-over-week). This move is reminiscent of the Corporate…