May 12
🇨🇳🇺🇸 BREAKING: US & China are mutually stating that an agreement has been reached, with more details to come later Monday. Bitcoin ($104.1K) has mildly climbed, and altcoins are surging with Ethereum now all the way back above $2,500.
Stock markets are reacting positively, with anticipation from traders that tariffs will no longer be an anchor holding back their investments. We are seeing the highest discussion rate on this topic since the crypto market bottom one month ago. Though this does appear to be objectively bullish news on the surface, this White House announcement may entail the framework of a deal discussed in Geneva this weekend, rather than a completed & executed deal.
We advise traders to await the official words from Trump in the morning US hours before assuming this is an immediate zero for zero tariff deal, or something equally as exciting. If this deal indeed does immediately reduce the impacts on exporters & importers for both countries, we should see an instant bullish impact on all markets. Just avoid overextending until confirmations are made to avoid getting trapped into any "buy the rumor, sell the news" scenarios. 👍
May 10
📈 Crypto heads into the weekend on a surge, with many sectors showing double digit percentage market cap rises. Memecoins, liquid staking, and layer 1's have been particularly enjoying this bullish momentum.
May 9
📺 Ethereum may not have had the immediate price pump traders were hoping for following the Pectra upgrade, but it has proven doubters wrong as the week comes to a close. We cover ETH, BTC, and meme coin euphoria on our latest This Week in Crypto video.
🐳 With altcoins skyrocketing this week, there are some major whale transfers moving to centralized exchanges. Eurite had a $3.3M transfer 8 hours ago, which makes up 7.4% of its supply. Other big whale moves include Illuvium, Mantra, Ethena, & Pepe.
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📺 With Bitcoin's historic rebound and Ethereum's rise from the dead, our latest video with Thinking Crypto looks at the ever-changing on-chain & social data across crypto. We cover whale behavior, meme coins rising, & plenty more!
📈 Bitcoin's network saw 344,620 new wallets be created on its network as FOMO poured in. Crypto's top market cap asset has silenced bears, reaching a high of $103.8K for the first time since January. 👀
May 8
🎉The founder of Santiment, Maksim, is attending EthDam in Amsterdam between May 9th & 11th! Let us know if you will be attending in the comments of this post, or drop us a DM.
📈 Ethereum has provided a textbook example on how it pays to be a contrarian against the retail crowd. Following disappointing price performances following the Pectra upgrade yesterday, many traders sold off their ETH bags and instructed others to do the same in favor of various meme coins. However, the #2 market cap asset had other plans today following the crowd FUD.
The asset has cruised above $2,075 for the first time in over 6 weeks, leading top cap assets and rewarding those who have been patient with the notoriously under-performing asset.
Prices almost always move the opposite direction of retail's expectations. Monitor this chart to see when price extremes are being called below or above the current market level for $ETH.
🥳 Cryptocurrency has continued its rally, with Bitcoin breaching the all-important $100K psychological resistance for the first time since Feb. 3rd. Sentiment is quite bullish at the moment, which can be a double-edged sword for upcoming price movement from here.
On one hand, retail FOMO can add a bit of extra fuel to this rally as major media outlets spam Bitcoin's 3-month milestone and bring in many new entries to the space. On the other hand, we typically see rallies put on the brakes when there is an overwhelming amount of calls related to 'higher' or 'above' (in relation to crypto) like we're seeing now.
Track how the greed vs. fear calls are fluctuating in the coming days here. If prices get stagnant now, and sell calls begin to take over again, it would clear a pathway for Bitcoin's new all-time high.