Altcoins in the Limelight — LUNC, IOTA, and ORDI Dominate This Week's Crypto Gains

news.bitcoin.com 04 December 2023 20:01, UTC

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Over the last week, both bitcoin and ethereum experienced significant upticks, with increases of 13% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, an array of other cryptocurrencies achieved even more impressive growth during the same period. Notably, terra luna classic ($LUNC) surged by 122.5% against the dollar, while the BRC20 token $ORDI ascended by 118.3%.

Alternative Cryptos Gather Double and Triple Digit 7-Day Gains

This week witnessed a group of six cryptocurrencies, including $LUNC, $ORDI, $IOTA, $TIA, $STX, and $WEMIX, soaring over 50% in value compared to the dollar. Coinciding with $BTC’s climb to levels unseen since the Terra $LUNA debacle, $LUNC marked a remarkable triple-digit rise of 122.5%.

$LUNC/$USDT on December 4, 2023, via Binance.

In the same vein, $ORDI escalated by over 118%, while $IOTA leaped by 89.9%. Weekly statistics show $TIA’s increase at 54.2%, $WEMIX at 52.5%, and $STX climbing by 50.3%. At present, the overall value of the crypto market stands at $1.611 trillion, marking a 3.9% elevation from the previous day.

$ORDI/$USDT on December 4, 2023, via Binance.

The market is bustling with a global trading volume of around $106.47 billion across 11,277 cryptocurrencies on 940 exchanges. As of Monday, December 4, 2023, bitcoin’s market dominance is at 50.9%, with ethereum following at 16.8%.

$LEO/$USDT on December 4, 2023, via Okx.

Besides the six standout performers this week, FXS, NEAR, RUNE, $LUNA 2.0, and TAO all recorded over 20% growth against the U.S. dollar. Conversely, six cryptocurrencies, including TON, INJ, BGB, AXS, ILV, and $LEO, witnessed declines of more than 2% over the past week.

In the realm of trade volumes, tether ($USDT) leads the pack with $55.40 billion over the last 24 hours, while bitcoin ($BTC) secures the second position with a global volume of $29.67 billion. Other volume frontrunners encompass $ETH, $SOL, XRP, DOGE, BNB, and $LUNC.

In line with these price increases, a significant $182.58 million worth of crypto shorts were liquidated in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass stats. Other notable liquidations originated from $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $LUNC, $STX, LINK, and $ORDI, with $BTC experiencing $1.39 million, $ETH at $625K, and $SOL at $567K in liquidations over the same period.

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