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Crypto Market Daily Highlights – ADA and BNB Lead the Crypto Top Ten

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Aug 8, 2022, 08:34 UTC

It was a bullish end to the week for the crypto market. Market sentiment towards the US economy continued to deliver support ahead of US inflation.

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Key Insights:

  • It is a bullish end to the week for the crypto top ten, with Cardano (ADA) and Binance Coin (BNB) leading the way.
  • No cues from the crypto news wires left investors to juggle better than expected US economic indicators and the threat of another 75-basis point interest rate hike.
  • The total market cap increased by $10.12 billion to end the week up $15.25 billion.

It was a bullish Sunday session for the crypto top ten. In another range-bound session, bitcoin (BTC) fell short of the $24,000 handle for the seventh consecutive session. Cardano (ADA) and Binance Coin (BNB) led the way, though the gains were modest.

Recent US economic indicators eased investor jitters over a US economic recession. However, the better-than-expected data has fueled speculation of a one percentage point rate hike in September. In July, the Fed delivered a ‘dovish’ 75-basis point hike, with FOMC members concerned about the impact on the US economy.

ISM-based service PMI and nonfarm payroll figures may have alleviated that concern. However, the Fed will have another round of economic indicators to consider ahead of the September policy decision. The possibility of weaker numbers eased any immediate market stress.

Following the NASDAQ 100’s 0.50% loss on Friday, the NASDAQ 100 Mini was down 49.5 points this morning, leading to a crypto pullback.

NASDAQ 100 correlation
NASDAQ 100 – Crypto 080822 Daily Chart

The Total Crypto Market Cap Ends the Week on the Rise

On Sunday, the total crypto market cap slid to an early low of $1,055 billion before surging to a late high of $1,090 billion. However, weighed by the NASDAQ 100 Mini, the crypto market cap eased back to end the day at $1,075 billion.

Up by $10.12 billion on Sunday, the total crypto market cap increased by $15.25 billion to register a fifth consecutive weekly rise.

Crypto market cap increased to end the week up $15.25 billion
Crypto Market Cap 080822 Daily Chart

The Crypto Market Movers and Shakers from the Top Ten and Beyond

It is a bullish Sunday session for the crypto top ten.

ADA and BNB rose by 3.33% and 2.44%, respectively, to lead the way, with BTC (+0.98%) and SOL (+1.36%) finding support.

DOT (+0.57), ETH (+0.57%), and XRP (+0.27%) trailed the front runners.

From the CoinMarketCap top 100, it is a mixed session.

Oasis Labs (ROSE), Loopring (LRC), and Theta Network (THETA) led the way. ROSE jumped by 25%, with LRC and THETA up by 11% and 8%, respectively.

At the other end of the table, Filecoin (FIL) led the way down, with a 7% loss. Lido DAO (LDO) and Synthetix (SNX) fell by 5%, respectively.

Total Crypto Liquidations See NASDAQ 100 Mini Influence

This morning, 24-hour liquidations remained at sub-$100 million, reflecting the bullish Sunday session.

At the time of writing, 24-hour liquidations stood at $63 million, up from $59 million on Sunday morning.

Liquidated traders increased over the last 24 hours. At the time of writing, liquidated traders stood at 27,681 versus 24,204 on Sunday morning.

However, one-hour and four-hour liquidations increased as investors looked ahead to US inflation and responded to the early NASDAQ 100 Mini decline.

Crypto Liquidations remain at sub-$100 million
Total Crypto Liquidations – 080822

According to Coinglass, four-hour liquidations stood at $16.91 million, up from $1.44 million on Sunday morning. One-hour liquidations were up from $0.328 million to $3.89 million (see hourly crypto market cap chart below).

Crypto market cap sees NASDAQ 100 Mini effect
Crypto Market Cap 080822 Hourly Chart

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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