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Loopring (LRC) sees a massive sell-off – Should you still buy it today?

After some positive price action during the first days of 2022, Loopring (LRC) is tumbling fast. The coin has seen a massive sell-off in 24-hour intraday trading today, losing nearly 18% in value. These losses have wiped out the bullish uptrend we say last week, bringing total losses over 7 days to around 16%. But is Loopring (LRC) still viable for investors today? Well, here are some highlights first:

  • Loopring (LRC) saw positive bullish momentum a few weeks ago after emerging as one of the early adopters of ZK-roll ups.

  • Hawkish fed policy from FOMC minutes released yesterday appears to have put extra downside pressure on LCR.

  • The correction we have seen today is likely to continue as all indicators point towards a bearish outlook in the near term.

Data Source: Tradingview.com 

Loopring (LRC) – price action and prediction

The crypto market started the day largely in the red in response to FOMC minutes that point towards hawkish monetary policy by the Fed. Although the LRC wipe out had something to do with broader sentiment in crypto, right now other indicators suggest that the coin is headed for more downside. 

At the time of writing, LRC was trading at around $1.68, down nearly 18% for the day. The $1.6 mark is the current support, and if LRC cannot sustain gains above that, we could see it tank back to $1 in a few days. Based on current trends, it is likely that a sustained downside trend towards $1 will be the outcome.

Should you buy Loopring (LRC)

Despite this correction, Loopring (LRC) still remains a decent investment. In fact, the fact that the platform was an early adopter of ZK-Rollups to help enhance transaction speeds on the network is a sign that the future is bright. But wait for the current downtrend to take this token to $1. That would be the perfect dip to buy for the long run.

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Market highlights January 6: Major cryptos plummet, tech firms drag down NASDAQ100

Major cryptos fell sharply over the past 24 hours, reacting to the FOMC minutes release of faster rate hikes. All three major US indices fell heavily on the news that Fed officials are planning faster hikes and a quicker start to bond sales than expected. The NASDAQ100 was hit hardest, falling 3.34%. 

The Fed-driven selloff marks the worst start to a calendar year for tech stocks since the 2008 financial crisis, with a range of tech firms taking US markets lower in the session. Leading the NASDAQ100 lower was MercadoLibre, down 9%, while Datadog fell 7.76% and Moderna was off by 7.65%.

The biggest faller in the SPX500 was Enphase Energy, down 11.82% after Bank of America downgraded the stock from buy to neutral. 

Top cryptos

Solana and Polkadot plunged more than 11%, while Ethereum, BNB, Cardano and XRP fell more than 8%. Bitcoin dropped almost 7% and was trading just above $43,000 at time of writing. Nonetheless, a Goldman Sachs report this week sees Bitcoin potentially doubling to $100,000 within the coming five years.

Polygon lost 15%. It has taken a dive since being pushed to a new all-time high of $2.92 on 27 December. It has since lost over 25% to today’s price of $2.08 following news of a malicious hack on the network in early December.

Top movers

Almost all of the top 100 coins by market cap have lost value today. Metaverse tokens were hit the hardest. The biggest losers are Axie Infinity, Internet Computer, and Loopring with -20%, Elrond, Tezos, Curve DAO, ThorChain, and Compound with -19%, Gala, Arweave, and Kadena with -18%, Hedera, Theta, Nexo, and SushiSwap with -17%, privacy protocol Secret with -16%, and Sandbox, Harmony, BAT, The Graph, Helium, Enjin Coin, Chiliz, Waves, YFI, Algorand, IoTeX, and Velas with 15%.  

At #100, APENFT is the only winner of today with gains of around 3%. Its core businesses include investing in top NFT platforms and artworks, incubating leading NFT artists, sponsoring galleries, organizing art exhibitions or publications, setting up awards to support art creation and criticism, and establishing art collections.

Trending

PAPPAY, a cryptocurrency that can be used for digital purchases and payments on the internet and a tool that generates passive income, soldiers on with gains of 900% today, a level typical of its recent trajectory.

Another winner is AquaGoat.Finance, which gained 8.65% in the last 24 hours. Recognizing the harmful impacts of cryptocurrency mining on the environment, AquaGoat focuses on ocean conversation efforts, helping to offset, mitigate, and potentially reverse the damage done by humans and conventional mining processes of the past, all while generating income for network participants.

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