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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD Waiting for More Momentum
Bitcoin recently broke to the upside of a short-term range, signaling a continuation of the uptrend. However, momentum has yet to pick up and bulls seem hesitant for now. The 100 SMA is above the 200 SMA to indicate that the path of least resistance is to the upside or that the climb is more […]
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Bitcoin recently broke to the upside of a short-term range, signaling a continuation of the uptrend. However, momentum has yet to pick up and bulls seem hesitant for now.
The 100 SMA is above the 200 SMA to indicate that the path of least resistance is to the upside or that the climb is more likely to gain traction than to reverse. The gap between the indicators is widening to reflect stronger bullish momentum, and price has been finding support at the 100 SMA dynamic inflection point.
Volume remains subdued as traders appear to be holding out for the next big catalyst before piling on long positions. ADX is also below 25 to confirm market consolidation.
Stochastic is still heading higher to reflect the presence of bullish pressure, but the oscillator is already closing in on the overbought region to signal exhaustion among buyers. Turning lower could show that sellers are about to take over. If so, another pullback to the range may be in order.

Bitcoin could see more upside now that the halving is near, although many have argued that this phenomenon has been priced in for quite some time. This could lead to massive profit-taking during the actual event before a longer-term rally ensues.
Also, analysts have compared the recent weak breakout to a similar pattern in 2008, which was followed by a sharp drop in price before a slow recovery. Still, it’s worth noting that bitcoin traded back above the $8,000 in the weeks that followed back then.
Risk appetite remains a key factor in driving bitcoin prices these days as the cryptocurrency appears to be tracking the performance of higher-yielding assets like stocks and commodities. Earnings data are worth watching throughout the week as this could impact overall sentiment.
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Aave hits record $288 high as demand for flash loans and staking increases
Aave (AAVE) price has been on an absolute tear for weeks and today the DeFi-token rallied to a new all-time high at $288.90.
The decentralized finance protocol is one of the most popular in the market and the recent rally in the DeFi sector is one of the driving forces behind AAVE’s rally.

At the start of 2021, AAVE price was trading at $83 and the recent rally appears to have bolstered the protocol’s surging total value locked, increasing buy volume on spot and derivatives exchanges and the continued development of Aave’s lending platform and flash loan issuance.
TVL soars to a new high
Data from DeFi Pulse shows that Aave’s TVL rose from $2.03 billion on Jan. 1 and as (BTC) and Ether (ETH) price went parabolic Aave’s TVL also surged.

Currently, Aave’s TVL sits at a new all-time high of $3.75 billion, making the platform the second-largest DeFi platform by TVL behind Maker (MKR).
The steady addition of new tokens to the lending and borrowing protocol increases the likelihood that its TVL will continue to rise and help AAVE retain its standing as one of the top DeFi projects in the cryptocurrency space.
Staking drives demand for AAVE token
AAVE’s trading volume also surged at the beginning of 2021, increasing from $200 million on Jan. 3 to a high of $928 million on Jan. 16.

As AAVE price reached a new high, it’s 24-hour trading volume notched a record $1.06 billion. This volume surge is partially driven by investors acquiring more tokens for staking, with 26.8% of the total supply of AAVE currently staked on the platform earning an APY of 6.1%
Flash loans attract investors
Another reason for AAVE’s recent surge is the growth of its flash loans.
Flash loans allow cryptocurrency holders to collatoralize their portfolio to fund other purchases or new crypto purchases. The loans also help investors utilize the value in their tokens without the need to sell see them and create a taxable event.
Since launching flash loans less than 12 months ago, more than $1.7 billion have been issued and it’s expected that this figure will increse as the crypto bull market progresses.

As can be seen in the chart above, the most dominant token requested for flash loans is the DAI stablecoin, followed by USDC and ETH. Data from Messari shows that Aave issued $25 million in loans in the first half of 2020, $500 million in Q3, and nearly $1 billion in Q4, including $450 million in December.
The expansion of the flash loan concept will likely attract more users to Aave, especially since they can be used for arbitrage opportunities between DEXs, collateral swaps, self-liquidations and a variety of other applications within the DeFi sector.
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Ethereum and the broader cryptocurrency market have seen mixed price action over the past few days and weeks. Ethereum Price is Surging Despite the selling pressure it has experienced at $1,200, ETH beat all odds and surged beyond $1,400, recording a new all-time high at $1,423.38. At press time, the…
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Cryptocurrency makes World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda

The World Economic Forum’s upcoming Davos Agenda will feature two separate sessions on cryptocurrency, offering another compelling sign that digital assets have permeated mainstream consciousness.
The sessions, titled Resetting Digital Currencies, will be held on Monday and Thursday. The first session will feature five public speakers, including Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Hikmet Ersek, president and CEO of Western Union.
Thursday’s group features four speakers, including Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a senior minister for the government of Singapore, and Zhu Min, chairman of the Beijing-based National Institute of Financial Research.
“COVID-19 has accelerated the long-term shift from cash,” reads the prospectus for both sessions. “Meanwhile, central bank digital currencies are emerging, potentially transforming how people use money worldwide.”
It continues:
“What policies, practices and partnerships are needed to leverage the opportunities posed by the rise of digital currencies?”
Davos Agenda is a five-day summit featuring some of the world’s leading figures in finance and government. The cryptocurrency series falls under the summit’s “Fairer Economies” theme. Other themes include “Tech for Good,” “How to Save the Planet” and “Healthy Futures.”
The World Economic Forum is devoting more resources to understanding blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The Geneva-based organization has even created a cryptocurrency working group, which only last month published its inaugural review focusing on the various use cases for digital assets “beyond price and speculation.”
The Forum’s research has cited blockchain technology as a key driver of “sustainable digital finance.” Blockchain and smart contract capability, the Forum’s researchers argue, can unlock “hidden values of legacy digital systems.”
Central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, are one area of research the Forum has delved into over the past 18 months. In Jan 2020, the Forum announced it had developed a framework to help banks “evaluate, design and potentially deploy CBDC.” The framework was developed in conjunction with over 40 central banks, financial institutions and academic researchers.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-makes-world-economic-forum-s-davos-agenda
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