Research Summary
The report discusses the performance of various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), and several gaming and metaverse tokens such as Axie Infinity ($AXS), Ronin ($RON), and ApeCoin ($APE). It also covers the performance of Decentraland ($MANA), The Sandbox ($SAND), and Gala ($GALA). The report further highlights the performance of Blur ($BLUR), LooksCoin ($LOOKS), Sei Network ($SEI), and Uniswap ($UNI), among others.
Key Takeaways
Bitcoin’s Market Performance
- Bitcoin’s Market Stability: The report notes that Bitcoin’s market performance has been stable, with the cryptocurrency making higher lows and respecting the trendline. Despite several attempts to break out from the $38,000 mark, Bitcoin has been rejected three times at $38,500 and currently stands at $37,900.
- Traditional Finance’s Interest in Bitcoin: Traditional finance seems to be very long on Bitcoin, as the BTC CME futures open interest is higher than ever at $4.4 billion. Simultaneously, the GBTC premium is getting very close to 0, standing at 8% from almost -50% around a year ago.
Gaming and Metaverse Tokens’ Performance
- Strong Performance of Gaming and Metaverse Tokens: The report highlights that gaming and metaverse tokens have been the strongest category of the week. Tokens such as $AXS, $RON, and $APE have seen significant increases, with $AXS up by 15%, $RON by 35%, and $APE by 14%.
- Performance of Metaverse Leaders: The report notes that $MANA, $SAND, and $GALA, which were the leaders of the metaverse mania in November 2021, have been suffering since then. However, they usually have one day of a +10% spike and then bleed for days or weeks.
Performance of Altcoins
- Performance of $SEI: Among the mid to large caps, the best performer of the week has been $SEI, with +70% gains. Sei Network is a fast alt L1 made for DeFi that is built on Cosmos and was launched in 2023.
- Performance of $UNI: Among the large caps, $UNI has been the strongest performer of the week, with +17% gains. This comes after a full year of severe underperformance of $UNI vs $BTC.
Performance of New Coins
- Performance of $PYTH: The new “Oracle on Solana” coin $PYTH launched a bit more than one week ago, and it printed the usual “dump-consolidation-pump” post-airdrop pattern.
- Performance of $FLIP and $VRTX: Another new coin is $FLIP, the token of Chainflip, which went from $2 to $7, and is now back to $5. The last well-performing new coin is $VRTX, the token of the perp DEX protocol Vertex on Arbitrum. It is up 2X in one week.
Actionable Insights
- Monitor Bitcoin’s Market Performance: Given Bitcoin’s market stability and the interest from traditional finance, it would be beneficial to keep a close eye on its performance and market trends.
- Investigate Gaming and Metaverse Tokens: With the strong performance of gaming and metaverse tokens, it would be worthwhile to research these tokens and understand the factors contributing to their growth.
- Explore Altcoins: The report highlights the strong performance of altcoins like $SEI and $UNI. It would be beneficial to explore these altcoins and understand their potential for growth.
- Research New Coins: The report mentions the performance of new coins like $PYTH, $FLIP, and $VRTX. It would be beneficial to research these new coins and understand their potential in the market.
