#Bitcoin has seen significant growth since its start in 2009 with some major price drops. $BTC price remained below US$2, for the first few years but in June 2011, the price shot up to US$31, before it plummeted down to a single digit. 📈📉
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In April 2013, #Bitcoin’s price grew to US$200, and by November, it was valued at more than US$1000!
From this, the price skyrocketed to US$10,000, in November 2017 and in just 4 years, $BTC price rose to around US$68,990, in November 2021.
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With the fluctuating market, $BTC price has now gone down to around US$42,345 which is more than $20k below its #ATH. However, the #crypto space is growing and it is exciting to see how far #Bitcoin will go!
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#Bitcoin pulled back on Thursday, falling by 8.54%. It found support below the key $39.5k level. Price retested the downward channel which it broke out of on Wednesday during US trading hours.
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#Ethereum’s $ETH has hit through the trailing stop loss at $2577 yesterday afternoon. We suggest observing retest of the $2350-2550 base area + trendline since Feb 2021 on a daily chart which also serves the lower bound of the wedge.
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#DeFiTVL sits at 200.6b today as it has remained relatively flat throughout the week. Overnight, there were more rotations out of the #Fantom ecosystem, driven by outflows from #Solidex and #Solidly.
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Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake are both consensus mechanisms or algorithms that ensure the security of the #blockchain. 🔒
In simple terms, they are used to select which participants/nodes should be given the chance and authority to add a block to the chain.
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This ensures security because it helps to filter participants who may not be genuine or committed to the #network.
In both mechanisms, chosen participants have to contribute a certain resource such as money or energy. This prevents bad actors from overtaking the network. 😇
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$BTC saw a breakout yesterday during Asian trading hours. Price cleanly broke above the $39.5k resistance line, while the hourly RSI moved into overbought levels, revealing a renewed short term #bullish momentum.
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$ETH had a similar move yesterday as it broke out of its inverted head and shoulders pattern. Looking at the daily time frame, ETH is forming a wedge pattern where the level to break above would be around the $2.85k level.
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#DeFiTVL rose about 10bn overnight to 204.5bn currently. This was again led by @terra_money and @wavesprotocol, with TVLs sitting at 26.4bn and 2.4bn respectively. #Terra’s #TVL has grown by 12.2% over the past 7 days while #Waves has grown by 48.5%.
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Andre Cronje, dubbed ‘Godfather of DeFi”, will be exiting the space according to a tweet by his long-time colleague Anton Nell on 6th March, who will also be joining him.
Out of the loop? Here’s a thread explaining the incident:
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Who is Andre Cronje?
If you’re new to the space: Cronje is one of the most influential and prolific developers in #DeFi. Having held the position of Technical Advisor at @FantomFDN, Cronje’s knowledge in #blockchain technology is profound.
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The experienced developer worked in numerous organizations within the space, contributed to the development of significant projects like @CurveFinance, @FantomFDN, @SushiSwap and founded the widely successful @iearnfinance along with @thekeep3r.
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$BTC rose 4% during Tuesday’s Asian trading hours, and traded near the upper bound of a widening channel during US trading hours. Hourly, BTC has been making higher lows without higher highs – a strong resistance on its downward trend line.
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$ETH shows a similar price pattern to $BTC. It is now at a critical crossroad with price near its yearly support. For now, ETH has found support from the line on the daily as yesterday’s daily candle closed above the line.
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#DeFiTVL A small uptick to 195.4bn from yesterday as users gain confidence from the small boost in #crypto markets last night. @wavesprotocol and @terra_money led this rise. Liquid staking platform @LidoFinance contributing a 1.3bn increase in #Terra overnight.
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