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Altcoins surge even as Bitcoin and Ethereum price fall toward key support levels

Altcoins like XYO, CRO and WNXM are capitalizing on BTC and ETH’s consolidation by moving higher.

Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it's clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether’s (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. 

While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post double-digit gains on Nov. 5 and Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s altseason indicator suggests the current market conditions line up with previous altseason price moves.

Top 7 coins with the highest 24-hour price change. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were XYO Network (XYO), Crypto.com Coin (CRO) and Wrapped NXM (WNXM).

XYO lists on Crypto.com

The XYO Network is a blockchain-based geospatial oracle network that taps into decentralized devices that anonymously collect, validate and record data on the XYO blockchain.

According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, market conditions for XYO have been favorable for some time.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. XYO price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for XYO began to pick up on Nov. 2 and reached a high of 77 around four hours before the price surged 103% over the next two days.

The spike in price of XYO comes as the token was listed on the Crypto.com app and a liquidity mining pool was launced on Gate where depositors can earn a 543.22% return on their investment.

CRO benefits from the Coinbase bump

CRO is the native token of the Crypto.com ecosystem and users can stake CRO alongside other cryptocurrencies on its app to earn rewards, as well and utilize their holdings to make everyday purchases via the Crypto.com Pay mobile payments app.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for CRO on Nov. 3, prior to the recent price rise.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. CRO price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for CRO began to pick up on Nov. 3 and reached a high of 76 around two hours before the price increased 64% over the next two days.

The strengthening momentum for CRO comes following the token's Nov. 3 listing on Coinbase and the signing of a multi-year contract with esports tournament host Twitch Rivals.

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WNXM is the wrapped version of the NXM governance token for the Nexus Mutual protocol. Nexus Mutual is a decentralized insurance protocol on the Ethereum network that offers users the ability to take out cover on smart contracts through the use of its native NXM token.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for CRO on Nov. 4, prior to the recent price rise.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. WNXM price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for CRO began to pick up on Nov. 3 and reached a high of 74 on Nov. 4, around one hour before the price spiked 47% over the next day.

The jump in the price of WNXM comes following the launch of a new shield mining campaign for the Premia Finance (PREMIA) project and the platform’s progress toward launching Nexus V2 which will enable the fund to pay out on partial claims.

The overall cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.702 trillion and Bitcoin’s dominance rate is 42.6%.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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Stablecoin launch and NFT integration back COTI’s rise to a new all-time high

COTI price rallied to a new high after a series of partnerships, exchange listings and a pivot toward NFTs lure new investors to the project.

The blockchain ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past decade as smart contract capabilities have moved the industry from being a simple medium of exchange to a bustling ecosystem full of decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible tokens (NFT).

One project that has benefited from the increased capabilities of blockchain technology and the recent launch of smart contracts on Cardano is COTI (COTI), an enterprise-grade fintech platform focused on helping organizations create their own payment solutions and digitize any form of currency as a way to facilitate decentralized payments.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since bottoming out at a low of $0.0884 on July 20, the price of COTI has rallied 652% to reach a new all-time high at $0.6665 on Sept. 25 as its 24-hour trading volume surged to a record $917 million.

COTI/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Three reasons for the steady rally in COTI include its launch of the Djed stablecoin on the Cardano network, a series of exchange listings and the launch of COTI’s NFT game which appears to be bringing new users to its ecosystem.

COTI launches a stablecoin on Cardano

COTI recently announced that its platform would be the official issuer of the Djed stablecoin on the Cardano network and the price continued its upward move on that news.

Stablecoins have emerged as one of the key components of the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole and for decentralized finance, in particular, because they provide sufficient liquidity for the market and create a safe haven during times of volatility.

Aside from its DeFi applications, the Djed can also be used to pay transaction fees on the Cardano network as a way to help prevent high gas fees and make the cost of conducting transactions more predictable.

New exchange listings boost trading volume

A second factor behind COTI's price growth is the token’s listing on several large exchanges, including Coinbase, the most active U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange.

This announcement kicked off a series of exchange listings for COTI, including being added to Huobi, Crypto.com, the decentralized exchange 1inch and Celsius, which is an all-in-one banking and financial services platform.

To go along with these exchange listings, the team at COTI also revealed that it has started the process of inviting beta testers to apply for the COTI bank account and debit card for final testing before the full launch of the protocol’s banking solution.

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NFT opportunities encourage invest hodling

A third factor helping to boost the value and activity within the COTI ecosystem is the project’s ongoing NFT activities, including the COTI NFT Game and the network’s future plan to help support NFTs on Cardano.

NFTs have been one of the hottest sectors in the cryptocurrency ecosystem throughout 2021 and protocols that offer a lower fee environment have seen increased activity in recent months.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for COTI on Sept. 21, prior to the recent price rise.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. COTI price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for COTI climbed into the green zone on Sept. 21 and reached a high of 77 around ten hours before the price increased 135% over the next five days.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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