<p>Market picture</p><p>Bitcoin rose
5.3% last week to close at $23.8K. On Sunday, the first cryptocurrency was one
step away from $24K, updating its high since August. Ethereum gained 0.9% to
$1640. Top-10 leading altcoins have gained between 2.7% (Dogecoin) and 18.8%
(Polygon).</p><p>Total
cryptocurrency market capitalisation rose 4.4% to $1.08 trillion over the week,
according to CoinMarketCap. The cryptocurrency fear and greed index reached the
greed zone for the first time since late March last year.</p><p>Bitcoin is
gradually approaching its key moving averages. The 200-week is just above
$24.7K, and the 50-week is now at $24.5K. A break below these levels would be a
strong sell signal. A rebound above them could restore confidence in the crypto
market. But be prepared for a prolonged consolidation or correction before a
decisive move higher. </p><p>Polygon
(MATIC) broke into the top 10 by capitalisation, taking over Solana. Over the
past 30 days, the price of MATIC has increased by 52%. Ethereum’s second-tier
scaling network came second by daily users, behind the BNB chain.</p><p>Another
recalculation showed a 4.7% increase in the mining complexity of the first
cryptocurrency. The index renewed its all-time high at 39.35T.</p><p>News Background</p><p>According to
Matrixport, US institutional investors have started actively buying bitcoin,
accounting for up to 85% of all purchases. Altcoins are still largely lagging
but could soon overtake the top two cryptocurrencies. </p><p>According to
Reuters, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun inspecting
Wall Street financial advisors for cryptocurrency custody services.</p><p>One of the
largest rating agencies, Moody’s, is developing a scoring system to analyse the
risks of stablecoins. The platform will be based on assessing the quality of
collateral reports and will support up to 20 assets.</p><p>This article was written by <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.fxpro.com/“ target=“_blank“ rel=“follow“>FxPro</a>’s Senior Market Analyst Alex
Kuptsikevich.</p>
5.3% last week to close at $23.8K. On Sunday, the first cryptocurrency was one
step away from $24K, updating its high since August. Ethereum gained 0.9% to
$1640. Top-10 leading altcoins have gained between 2.7% (Dogecoin) and 18.8%
(Polygon).</p><p>Total
cryptocurrency market capitalisation rose 4.4% to $1.08 trillion over the week,
according to CoinMarketCap. The cryptocurrency fear and greed index reached the
greed zone for the first time since late March last year.</p><p>Bitcoin is
gradually approaching its key moving averages. The 200-week is just above
$24.7K, and the 50-week is now at $24.5K. A break below these levels would be a
strong sell signal. A rebound above them could restore confidence in the crypto
market. But be prepared for a prolonged consolidation or correction before a
decisive move higher. </p><p>Polygon
(MATIC) broke into the top 10 by capitalisation, taking over Solana. Over the
past 30 days, the price of MATIC has increased by 52%. Ethereum’s second-tier
scaling network came second by daily users, behind the BNB chain.</p><p>Another
recalculation showed a 4.7% increase in the mining complexity of the first
cryptocurrency. The index renewed its all-time high at 39.35T.</p><p>News Background</p><p>According to
Matrixport, US institutional investors have started actively buying bitcoin,
accounting for up to 85% of all purchases. Altcoins are still largely lagging
but could soon overtake the top two cryptocurrencies. </p><p>According to
Reuters, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun inspecting
Wall Street financial advisors for cryptocurrency custody services.</p><p>One of the
largest rating agencies, Moody’s, is developing a scoring system to analyse the
risks of stablecoins. The platform will be based on assessing the quality of
collateral reports and will support up to 20 assets.</p><p>This article was written by <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.fxpro.com/“ target=“_blank“ rel=“follow“>FxPro</a>’s Senior Market Analyst Alex
Kuptsikevich.</p>
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