Back in December 2017, when BTC hit $20,000 for the first time, altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash, XRP and Litecoin were firm favorites in the top five. Tether and Binance Coin were nowhere to be seen among the 20 biggest coins. Some, like Polkadot, didn’t even exist. Fast forward to 2021, and the rundown of the 10 biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap looks very different indeed.
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Markets Report: Bitcoin recovers from $45,000 lows as Tether legal debacle ends
An amicable agreement between lawmakers, Tether and Bitfinex pleases markets, with Bitcoin heading toward $50,000
News that Tether and Bitfinex had reached a settlement with the New York Attorney General in a legal battle which had begun in 2019, ending crypto’s “most significant existential threat,” served to change market sentiment in an instant.
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Markets Report: Bitcoin retakes all-time high as BNY Mellon embraces crypto
Bitcoin sees a boost to new all-time highs thanks to BNY Mellon, but the risk of a “parabolic breakdown” remains, warns one analyst; Cardano pushes closer to $1
Having hit upwards of $48,000 on Monday thanks to Tesla’s $1.5 billion buy-in, Bitcoin saw sellers line up closer to the psychologically significant $50,000 barrier. Thereafter ensued a consolidation period which briefly saw a return to near $43,000 in the past 24 hours.
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Altcoins seize the spotlight: BTC takes a tumble, ETH slides
Starved of attention from its biggest backer in recent days, Dogecoin enjoyed a surge on Wednesday when Elon Musk declared he had bought DOGE for his son. But Cardano ruled the day
As bitcoin nursed a 3.5% loss and struggled to stay above $45,000, with Ether flat at $1,735, the real gains were to be seen in altcoins with a smaller market cap. Most notably, it was an impressive day for Cardano
