{"id":36619,"date":"2024-03-01T19:53:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T23:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=36619"},"modified":"2024-03-01T19:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T23:53:39","slug":"crypto-market-slowdown-amid-rally-prices-remain-strong-with-bitcoin-above-62k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2024\/03\/01\/crypto-market-slowdown-amid-rally-prices-remain-strong-with-bitcoin-above-62k\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Market Slowdown Amid Rally? Prices Remain Strong With Bitcoin Above $62K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crypto market has shown an incredible performance over the past week. Bitcoin has sustained momentum and risen above the $60,000 level, reaching $64,000.<\/p>\n<p>The levels reached at the end of February have suggested to many investors that March could be an even more impressive month for the current bullish rally.<\/p>\n<p>However, no prediction is set in stone, as many factors could swing investors\u2019 sentiments and move the trends in the opposite direction. At the moment, the crypto market seems to have taken a small pause to catch its breath.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Market Momentarily Slows Down<\/h2>\n<p>The global crypto market reached a significant milestone for this bullish run a few days ago. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/stablecoin\/stablecoins-join-the-crypto-bull-run-with-140b-market-cap-highest-since-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, the total crypto market cap hit $2T on February 27, an accomplishment not seen since April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As March begins, the market cap for the crypto market sits at $2.3 trillion, representing a 17.97% surge in the 7-day timeframe. This growth has surpassed the level established in early 2022 and potentially clears the path to the $2.4 trillion mark seen in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the market rise seemingly slowed down momentarily. The current market cap of $2.31 trillion represents a modest 1.32% decrease over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the total crypto market trading volume was around $127.9 billion at writing time, registering a significant 35.77% drop from yesterday.<\/p>\n\n<p>The data shows that Bitcoin and Ether have faced over 40% market activity decrease compared to the trading volume registered 24 hours ago. Similarly, some of the largest memecoins showed a slowdown in performance.<\/p>\n<p>As the list below shows, Dogecoin (DOGE) registered a 5.9% price drop on the last day. Likewise, Shiba Inu\u2019s (SHIB) price decreased by 5.8% in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n\n<p>On the contrary, Solana (SOL) performed better on the last day than the top ten cryptocurrencies, registering a 4.1% price surge. \u00a0SOL\u2019s $134 price places it alongside DOGE as the best-performing cryptocurrencies among the top ten in the last seven.<\/p>\n<p>Among the largest gainers on the last day, PEPE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/meme-coin\/pepe-whale-makes-big-moves-with-1-97t-deposit-to-exchange-and-shib-transaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reversed<\/a> yesterday\u2019s 12% price drop after registering a 10.9% growth during the past 24 hours. Similarly, the dog-themed memecoins dogwifhat (WIF) and (BONK) registered a price increase of 20,66% and 6.65%, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin And Ether Remain Strong Amid The Market Volatility<\/h2>\n<p>Some analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/jpmorgan-analysts-predict-bitcoin-crash-post-halving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expect<\/a> a significant halving-related drop in Bitcoin\u2019s price. Meanwhile, the King of crypto has shown strong resistance above a massive support wall, as crypto analyst Ali Martinez suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1 million addresses are buying over 671,000 BTC within the $60,000 and $62,000 price range. Which, according to the analyst, highlights a strong investor confidence. This confidence could be a crucial support level and a cushion against a future price drop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> holds above a massive support wall, with 1 million addresses buying over 671,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> within the price range of $60,334 to $62,155. <\/p>\n<p>This accumulation zone highlights strong investor confidence and could serve as a crucial level of support for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a>, potentially\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmghohWR1U\">pic.twitter.com\/lmghohWR1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali (@ali_charts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ali_charts\/status\/1763499267526656315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>At writing time, the flagship cryptocurrency trades at around $62,052.71, which only accounts for a 1% decrease from the day before. BTC has increased over 21.8% in the last week, and it\u2019s only 10.34% lower than its all-time high (ATH) of $69,000 registered in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, it\u2019s worth noting that Ether (ETH) has been showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-bulls-get-aggressive-as-traders-set-sights-on-4000-amid-market-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robust performance<\/a> in the past few days amid the volatile crypto market. Maintaining its price range in the past 24 hours, the \u2018king of altcoins\u2019 registered only a 1.8% price decrease from yesterday. ETH currently trades at $3,411.88, representing a notable 16.2% rise in the past week.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>The crypto market has shown an incredible performance over the past week. Bitcoin has sustained momentum and risen above the $60,000 level, reaching $64,000.<\/p>\n<p>The levels reached at the end of February have suggested to many investors that March could be an even more impressive month for the current bullish rally.<\/p>\n<p>However, no prediction is set in stone, as many factors could swing investors\u2019 sentiments and move the trends in the opposite direction. At the moment, the crypto market seems to have taken a small pause to catch its breath.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Market Momentarily Slows Down<\/h2>\n<p>The global crypto market reached a significant milestone for this bullish run a few days ago. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/stablecoin\/stablecoins-join-the-crypto-bull-run-with-140b-market-cap-highest-since-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, the total crypto market cap hit $2T on February 27, an accomplishment not seen since April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As March begins, the market cap for the crypto market sits at $2.3 trillion, representing a 17.97% surge in the 7-day timeframe. This growth has surpassed the level established in early 2022 and potentially clears the path to the $2.4 trillion mark seen in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the market rise seemingly slowed down momentarily. The current market cap of $2.31 trillion represents a modest 1.32% decrease over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the total crypto market trading volume was around $127.9 billion at writing time, registering a significant 35.77% drop from yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The data shows that Bitcoin and Ether have faced over 40% market activity decrease compared to the trading volume registered 24 hours ago. Similarly, some of the largest memecoins showed a slowdown in performance.<\/p>\n<p>As the list below shows, Dogecoin (DOGE) registered a 5.9% price drop on the last day. Likewise, Shiba Inu\u2019s (SHIB) price decreased by 5.8% in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, Solana (SOL) performed better on the last day than the top ten cryptocurrencies, registering a 4.1% price surge. \u00a0SOL\u2019s $134 price places it alongside DOGE as the best-performing cryptocurrencies among the top ten in the last seven.<\/p>\n<p>Among the largest gainers on the last day, PEPE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/meme-coin\/pepe-whale-makes-big-moves-with-1-97t-deposit-to-exchange-and-shib-transaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reversed<\/a> yesterday\u2019s 12% price drop after registering a 10.9% growth during the past 24 hours. Similarly, the dog-themed memecoins dogwifhat (WIF) and (BONK) registered a price increase of 20,66% and 6.65%, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin And Ether Remain Strong Amid The Market Volatility<\/h2>\n<p>Some analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/bitcoin-news\/jpmorgan-analysts-predict-bitcoin-crash-post-halving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expect<\/a> a significant halving-related drop in Bitcoin\u2019s price. Meanwhile, the King of crypto has shown strong resistance above a massive support wall, as crypto analyst Ali Martinez suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1 million addresses are buying over 671,000 BTC within the $60,000 and $62,000 price range. Which, according to the analyst, highlights a strong investor confidence. This confidence could be a crucial support level and a cushion against a future price drop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> holds above a massive support wall, with 1 million addresses buying over 671,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> within the price range of $60,334 to $62,155. <\/p>\n<p>This accumulation zone highlights strong investor confidence and could serve as a crucial level of support for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a>, potentially\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmghohWR1U\">pic.twitter.com\/lmghohWR1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali (@ali_charts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ali_charts\/status\/1763499267526656315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At writing time, the flagship cryptocurrency trades at around $62,052.71, which only accounts for a 1% decrease from the day before. BTC has increased over 21.8% in the last week, and it\u2019s only 10.34% lower than its all-time high (ATH) of $69,000 registered in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, it\u2019s worth noting that Ether (ETH) has been showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-bulls-get-aggressive-as-traders-set-sights-on-4000-amid-market-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robust performance<\/a> in the past few days amid the volatile crypto market. Maintaining its price range in the past 24 hours, the \u2018king of altcoins\u2019 registered only a 1.8% price decrease from yesterday. ETH currently trades at $3,411.88, representing a notable 16.2% rise in the past week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36627,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619\/revisions\/36627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}