Schlagwort: crypto business

For the most part in April, Polygon (MATIC) has continued to face a lot of selling. Although the coin has rallied slightly a few times, it has typically failed to find any serious upward trajectory. Despite this, MATIC has managed to slow its downtrend. Here are some of the facts:

• MATIC appears to be going through a period of consolidation

• The coin could swing towards $1.63 in the days ahead

• A close below $1.15 will invalidate this thesis

Data Source: Tradingview 

MATIC’s rise to $1.63

The slowed downtrend we have seen over the last few days could suggest that MATIC is about to experience a trend reversal. At the moment, the altcoin is going through a consolidation phase, and it is likely the price will remain well above $1.2. 

After this happens, we expect MATIC to rally and surge towards $1.63. This will represent an upswing of around 35%. However, based on the coin’s performance in April, the upward trajectory will not last for long. In fact, once the coin is well above the $1.63 mark, investors will start to take a profit. This will lead to a small sell-off that will push MATIC down towards its current $1.2 price.

Unless there is a huge improvement in overall sentiment in the market, MATIC will likely remain stagnated in the long-term trend despite increased short-term volatility. Besides, a daily close below $1.15 will invalidate the short-term bullish thesis above.

Where will MATIC go next?

MATIC was one of the best-performing coins back in 2021. But the altcoin is failing to live up to expectations this year. While the overall outlook for the altcoin is still positive, MATIC is not going to offer the kind of returns we saw in 2021.

However, there is still enough upside for at least 3x growth before 2022 is out. But sentiment in the broader crypto market will have to improve drastically for this to happen.

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One of the most common debates currently taking place within the economic sphere is what constitutes the best inflation hedge. You know, because a KitKat Chunky nearly costs more today than a two-bed apartment did this time five years ago.

Old-school investors still argue gold is the best hedge, which traditionally is the ultimate way to protect oneself against a depreciating currency. After all, the shiny metal has been part of almost every human culture throughout history. It’s stood the test of time. Yet its returns since it spiked after the GFC have been lacklustre, to say the least – up only 21% in the last ten years.

The more irreverent investors think there’s a new kid on the block, first name Bit, second name Coin. Is Bitcoin digital gold? Is it a superior store-of-value than the OG king that is gold? The bulls argue that Bitcoin’s (outrageous) outperformance of gold over the last decade highlights its superiority. Then again, amid the highest inflation environment in recent memory, gold is up 3% YTD, while Bitcoin is down 17%. So, what gives?

What About Both?

Well, the good news is that, like a wise politician, we can sit on the fence. Because today a novel exchange-traded product has been launched on the Swiss SIX Stock Exchange which combines Bitcoin and gold. It’s the first combined gold/bitcoin exchange-traded product in the world, and has been developed by crypto ETF provider 21Shares, in partnership with crypto data provider ByteTree Asset Management.  

Even the ticker symbol is an amalgamation of the two assets – BOLD. The issuing firms stated the ETP will provide “protection against inflation, giving optimal risk-adjusted exposure to bitcoin and gold”. What is that breakdown? It’s 81.5% gold and 18.5% Bitcoin, and will “rebalance monthly according to each asset’s inverse historical volatility”.

“BOLD seeks to take away the hassle of personally managing the two assets while imposing a disciplined process when it comes to delivering higher risk-adjusted returns”, 21Shares CEO Hany Rashwan said.

Asset Characteristics

It’s an interesting concept. Of course, investors can simply invest in gold and Bitcoin in their desired proportions, but that’s the case with most ETPs. It gives an automated, easy exposure to both assets, and the risk-weighted adjustment is a neat feature. It may also make it easier for certain institutions to gain Bitcoin exposure, as regulatory barriers to the cryptocurrency remain in place for several entities.

Novice investors can rotate into assets outside the traditional stock/bond sphere, both of which have been getting hammered amid the high-inflation environment. Typically negatively correlated, stocks and bonds have both been suffering recently, which has been the case throughout history when inflation soars past manageable levels.

With a large portion of investors still intimidated by Bitcoin, and hesitant to fully embrace its volatile nature, the BOLD ETP is a nice avenue to gain exposure to Bitcoin in a moderate capacity. With its high risk/return profile combined with gold’s more conservative price action, it’s no surprise 21Shares have chosen to launch the product – which amounts to the 30^th digital asset ETP that the innovate firm has brought to market.  

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Avalanche and Cardano are some of the biggest Ethereum-killers around. Their goal is to create an alternative to Ethereum that is both fast, cost-effective, and highly scalable. As a result, the two have seen their market cap jump to billions of dollars. In this Avalanche vs Cardano comparison, we will explain the better one to invest in.

The case for Avalanche

Avalanche is a leading blockchain that is developed by Ava Labs. The network is known for its blazingly fast speeds that beat Ethereum and other networks. Avalanche can handle as many as 4,500 transactions per second (TPS). 

Avalanche has been used widely by developers to build applications in all industries. For example, its DeFi platform has over 200 applications that have a combined total value locked (TVL) of over $10 billion.

Avalanche has unveiled several projects to grow its ecosystem. For example, it is currently implementing Avalanche Rush, which is a multi-million dollar incentive program. It is also running another fund that aims to provide resources to metaverse creators.

Therefore, Avalanche is a better investment because its network is already stable in terms of the number of apps in the ecosystem. It is also growing rapidly as more developers have embraced the network.

On the daily chart, we see that the AVAX price has been in a strong bearish trend in the past few months. It remains slightly below the 25-day and 50-day moving averages while oscillators have continued dropping. 

Therefore, in the near term, there is a likelihood that the Avalanche price will continue dropping. In the long term, the coin will bounce back.

The case for Cardano

In most cases, Avalanche is better than Cardano. For one, Cardano was started in 2015 while Avalanche’s mainnet went live in 2020. Yet, Cardano has a market cap of $27 billion while Avalanche is valued at $18 billion. 

Another notable factor is that Cardano’ ecosystem is significantly smaller than that of Avalanche because the developers launched their smart contracts in 2021. While Avalanche has a TVL of $10 billion, Cardano has just ten DeFi applications and a TVL of more than $203 million.

Therefore, based on these statistics, it is clear to say that Avalanche is a better investment than Cardano. However, it could also mean that Cardano has a longer runway for growth considering that its network is in a growth phase.

On the daily chart, we see that the ADA price gas formed a descending wedge pattern. Therefore, there is a likelihood that the coin will bounce back. Still, in my view, Avalanche is a better buy than Cardano. Here’s how to buy Cardano.

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