Mid-Cap Altcoins Crushed Bitcoin And Ethereum In August
September 01 2021 - 2:00PM
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Data shows mid-cap altcoins have crushed Bitcoin and Ethereum in
the month of August as their returns reach almost 60%. Mid-Cap
Altcoin Index Ahead of Bitcoin And Ethereum As per the latest
report from Arcane Research, the cryptocurrency market has seen a
great month overall as indexes retain most of their gains till the
monthly close. The great month is despite the boring last week
where many coins have produced flat numbers. Bitcoin, however, has
been fairly quiet in the month, and altcoins have surely taken
advantage of the fact. Here is a table that shows the weekly
percentage change of the total market capitalization of the major
cryptocurrencies: The total market capitalization of the various
cryptos | Source: The Arcane Research Weekly Update - Week 34 As
the table shows, not only Bitcoin (down 0.26%) and Ethereum (up
0.29%), but most of the crypto market published similar low
percentage changes in the last week of August. Related Reading
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Bitcoin’s Price? Now, here is a chart that reveals how the market
capitalization of various indexes has changed in the past month:
Mid-cap altcoins seem to be leading in monthly performance |
Source: The Arcane Research Weekly Update - Week 34 On examining
the graph, it becomes apparent that mid-cap cryptocurrencies
started August strong, and surpassed all other indexes by the
middle of the month. These coins came out first in the market as
their returns finished at about 59% at the monthly close. Related
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Phase 1 The large-cap altcoins are up 33% while the small-cap
cryptos are up around 36%. Therefore, the mid-cap index is almost
double the second highest in the chart. Bitcoin’s returns are about
17% as the crypto continues its recovery that started in the last
week of July. BTC And ETH Prices At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s
price floats around $47.5k, down 2% in the last 7 days. Over the
past month, the cryptocurrency has gained 19%. The below chart
shows the trends in the price of the coin over the past three
months: BTC's price continues to go down | Source: BTCUSD on
TradingView Bitcoin’s downtrend looks worrying as its trading
volume has also dipped in the past week. It’s unclear when the
trend might change, but if the coin has to retest $50k, some
trading activity will be needed. At the same time, Ethereum’s price
is around $3.5k. The coin is up 11% in the last 7 days, and its
monthly gains are about 35%. Here is a chart for ETH’s price over
the past three months: ETH shoots straight up | Source: ETHUSD on
TradingView Ethereum on the other hand looks to be quite bullish as
the crypto has started on a sharp uptrend. Though, it remains to be
seen how long the coin can retain the momentum.
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