This week's crypto calendar is packed with major events, as Sonic Labs is about to launch its L1 mainnet, the Avalanche Etna update went live, Jupuary voting began for Jupiter, and more.

Avalanche is going through its largest upgrade since the mainnet launch, unlocking more than $40 million in retroactive rewards.

Bitcoin's failure to cross above $100,000 could extend the current price pullback. The real question is whether or not bulls will buy the dip.

The Avalanche Foundation will disburse $40 million in retroactive grants as the new upgrade hits testnet ahead of a planned 2025 launch.

Also launching Monday is Retro9000, a grant program of $40 million to reward builders developing Layer 1 blockchains and other tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet.

Avalanche's largest upgrade to date, Avalanche9000, went live on testnet Monday. The upgrade is designed to cut costs of sending transactions and operating validators, making it easier to build apps on the network.

Brian Q, an expert at on-chain analytics firm Santiment, shared his insights into controversies in retail sentiment in the past seven days. It looks like Bitcoin (BTC) might be disappointing for the crowd, while some old-school altcoins are in the spotlight again.

Bitcoin (BTC) stalled after coming within touching distance of $100,000 as the cryptocurrency reached a peak of $99,655 before declining to its current level. BTC is marginally down over the past 24 hours but registered a substantial decline over the weekend and dipped to a low of $95,816 late on Sunday before recovering.

Story Highlights The live price of the AVAX crypto token is . Avalanche price may reach a maximum of $100 by the end of 2024. With a potential surge, the AVAX coin price may achieve a high of $528 mark by 2030.

Polkadot has jumped by 5% in the past 24 hours, with the coin's bullish pennant suggesting that a big break out is about to arrive. The post Polkadot Chart Forming Bullish Flag Pattern, Analysts Predict DOT Will Pump After Reaching the $9.35 Mark appeared first on Cryptonews.

The price of Avalanche (AVAX) has risen to a high of $45.07, continuing its uptrend. Cryptocurrency price analysis brought by Coinidol.com.

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Bitcoin sellers take the upper hand as BTC struggles to rally to $100,000. What will altcoins do?

KSM pulls off a mighty 119% single-day rally, following a surge in liquidity within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.

Widely followed crypto trader Rekt Capital says that Ethereum (ETH) rival Avalanche (AVAX) is positioning itself for another big rally to new price targets. Rekt Capital tells his 514,000 followers on the social media platform X that AVAX has turned the $38.

The crypto market is buzzing with Avalanche (AVAX) establishing itself as one of the best-performing assets in recent weeks. With its value doubling in record time, AVAX has captured the attention of investors while also rekindling speculation about a potential prolonged rally.

Polkadot (DOT) has witnessed an exceptional surge recently, gaining over 100% in the last month with a weekly gain of 55%, which brought the price up to above $8. A breakout in the early hours of the day saw DOT test the $10 resistance level.

Polkadot (DOT) surges 122% in 30 days, reclaiming $8. Can it break $10? Explore DOT's key levels, RSI signals, and technical outlook for the coming days. The post Polkadot Is Red Hot As DOT Blasts Past $9, Up 122% in 30 Days appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polkadot price rose for three consecutive weeks, reaching its highest level since March 4. It has risen to above $8, up by over 138% from its lowest point this year. Similarly, Kusama (KSM) token rose to $45, a significant increase from the year-to-date low of $16.43.

As the altcoin market maintains its November bull rally, top tokens have added significant value to their respective portfolios over the last few days. Following this, the AVAX price has reclaimed the $40 mark and is on the path to recording a new 8-month high.

Avalanche (AVAX) has made a significant move, breaking above a crucial resistance level and soaring over 20% in less than 24 hours. This surge has reignited bullish sentiment among analysts and investors, who are now closely monitoring AVAX's potential to reach the key $50 mark in the coming days.

Avalanche surges 100% after key breakout. Can it sustain momentum and hit $60, or is a pullback coming?

Polkadot (DOT) has seen an extraordinary rally, surging over 100% in the past month. The cryptocurrency has broken out of a prolonged downtrend channel, marking a reversal in its price trajectory.

Story Highlights The DOT price has reclaimed the $8 mark with an intraday jump of ~29%. Technical indicator RSI breaches the overbought range in the daily time frame. Sustained bullish action could push the price toward its $10 level.

Polkadot surges 21.94% as it breaks key levels, targeting further gains.

Avalanche price continued its strong rally as the crypto fear and greed index remained in the extreme greed zone. The AVAX token jumped to a high of $45, its highest level since April 12 and 158% above its lowest level in August.

The bulls, institutions, and market participants have become highly optimistic about the crypto markets, and as a result, the tokens have begun their journey to their highs. After the Bitcoin price rally, the altcoins were expected to take over some momentum.

Bitcoin trades just a few hundred dollars from $100,000. What will altcoins do if the price milestone is hit?

Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche are forming bullish price action and appear poised to follow bitcoin's surge.

Dogecoin hit its highest price in over a week, but other altcoins are seeing massive gains as Bitcoin approaches the $100,000 milestone.

After experiencing a notable upside rally in recent days, Avalanche's (AVAX) price action confirms that the rally is likely to continue in the coming days. This bullish outlook has attracted significant attention from traders and investors, leading to a record surge in Open Interest.

The Frosty protocol, developed by a16z crypto and Ava Labs, introduces robust liveness guarantees to the Avalanche blockchain's Snow family, addressing challenges posed by Byzantine adversaries.

Analyst and trader Ali Martinez is leaning bullish on one large-cap crypto asset while offering his insight on Bitcoin (BTC) and two altcoins.

Polkadot (DOT) has entered a consolidation phase, trading below the $6 mark after a strong 30% rally since last Friday. This period of sideways movement has brought some volatility, but market conditions suggest DOT might be gearing up for its next major move.

Bitcoin (BTC/USDT) is once again flirting with the $100K level, but this time, it's not alone in the spotlight. Ethereum has finally woken up, signaling the long-awaited start of altcoin season.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been one of the notable performers in the cryptocurrency market, recently reaching new heights and breaking into the top 15 cryptocurrencies. Despite the overall positive market sentiment and growing bullishness surrounding AVAX, the token faces critical challenges that could prevent its price from breaking out further.

Avalanche trades at $34.05, key levels in focus as whale activity and resistance zones heat up.

Polkadot (DOT) registered a substantial decline this week after failing to push above $6, thanks to substantial resistance.

Avalanche's unique three-chain architecture and novel consensus mechanism makes it ideal for decentralized applications and digital asset creation. What is Avalanche? Avalanche is a decentralized layer one (L1) blockchain platform and ecosystem tailored for building decentralized applications (dapps), custom blockchains, and digital assets.

Metrics reveal strong bullish momentum, with traders eyeing key resistance levels for DOT's next move.

Polkadot (DOT) has registered a substantial decline this week, giving up a large chunk of its recent gains and slipping back below $5 on Thursday.

DOT's price is at a critical position right now.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been on a phenomenal upward trend as overall market optimism has buoyed it. Recently, the token surpassed crucial resistance levels fueled by recent Federal Reserve rate cuts and Donald Trump's election victory.

Polkadot (DOT) registered a substantial decline on Tuesday and Wednesday after failing to go above $6, with sellers driving the price below the 200-day SMA

BlackRock announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized liquidity fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), to operate on multiple blockchain platforms.

BlackRock has expanded its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to five additional blockchains—Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon—enhancing access to tokenized real-world assets and integrating with decentralized finance ecosystems. The post BlackRock's BUIDL Expands to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

The tokenized money market fund will launch on nearly half a dozen new blockchain networks.