Cryptos Make Comeback As Altcoins Add $100B In 24 Hours, Bitcoin Shows Strength At $44,000

The overall market cap of cryptocurrencies increased by 5.41% over the last 24 hours to $1.98 trillion.

What Happened: After a market-wide decline in crypto prices took effect after fears relating to the Evergrande debt crisis in China began to unfold, digital assets regained momentum on Thursday.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was back above $44,100, gaining 4% in the last day, while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) traded at $3,100, gaining 6% over the same period.

Meanwhile, altcoins alone added $100 billion to the crypto market cap over the last 24 hours. Leading the altcoin rally were Arweave (CRYPTO: AR), Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA), Cosmos (CRYPTO: ATOM) and Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) — all of which recorded 20% gains. 

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), a new institutional favorite, gained 10% and was trading at a price of $144. 

Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) gained 8% and 5.4%, respectively. 

According to a Twitter update from crypto trader Dom’s Crypto, Bitcoin has confirmed the support level at $43,000 and is looking to break through the next level at $44,250 very soon.

The trader expects significant resistance to kick in at the $45,800 level given that it is the same level as the 50-day moving average.

Photo: André François McKenzie on Unsplash.

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