Avalanche (AVAX) has become one of the most closely watched cryptocurrencies in recent years, especially as it continues to gain traction among investors and developers alike. As the broader market enters what many are anticipating to be a new bull cycle, AVAX is expected to play a key role in this potential surge.

Aptos (APT) is emerging as one of the most promising blockchain projects, especially in the realm of AI and decentralized finance (DeFi). As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, Aptos stands out with its innovative approach, robust funding, and an enthusiastic community of developers and investors.

As recent bull market sentiment begins to show its cracks and Bitcoin takes a tumble, layer-1 altcoins appear among the most resilient, with Avalanche, Polkadot, and Fantom as standouts. The post Layer 1 Altcoins Immune to Bitcoin Dip: AVAX, DOT and FTM Price Surge Despite Red Market appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin (BTC) has registered a sharp decline as its march to $100,000 faced a significant setback as the price slipped below $95,000. BTC is down almost 4% over the past 24 hours and trading at $94,351, with sellers in control.

Avalanche has just welcomed its largest software update ever hosted, with a dedicated launch on the Fuji testnet.

Story Highlights The Avalanche price retests the $45 mark, eyes to hit $50. The EMA 50/200-day record a Golden Cross in the daily time frame, highlighting a higher target. The AVAX price has soared over 70% during this month. The AVAX token has maintained its bullish price action despite increased price volatility.

The Sandbox (SAND), a prominent player in the metaverse space, has caught the attention of crypto investors with a significant 53.39% surge over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to $0.6112. This sudden increase in price has been accompanied by an astronomical 557.67% rise in trading volume, now reaching $1.87 billion.

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.

The Sandbox has experienced a strong upswing over the past 24 hours to outperform major coins!

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.

Bitcoin rally stalls as few altcoins lead the day's gains.

Michael Sonnenshein and Kevin Weil will help bolster Aptos's growth in artificial intelligence, institutional adoption and other endeavors.

Michael Sonnenshein, the former CEO of Grayscale Investments, has joined Aptos Labs as an adviser alongside OpenAI's chief product officer, Kevin Weil. Aptos Labs said it will harness Sonnenshein's knowledge to bring more traditional financial institutions to the network.

The Sandbox (SAND) doubled its price in a week, while Animoca Brands deposited 26M SAND tokens on Binance in the past 30 days.

Non-fungible tokens are gradually rebuilding momentum with MANA and SAND now soaring to new weekly highs.

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.

The Sandbox (SAND) continued its bullish trend, hitting a new yearly high of $0.86 during Monday's early Asian session. However, it has since pulled back by 14%, trading at $0.76 at press time.

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

Story Highlights The live price of the Sandbox token is . SAND price could hit its potential high of $1.08 in 2024. Sandbox price with a potential surge could go as high as $5.69 by 2030. The crypto sphere turned over a leaf of its directory in the bygone year.

The Sandbox (SAND) token has broken its long-term downtrend with a 53.39% surge to $0.6112, accompanied by a 557.67% increase in trading volume to $1.87 billion and a 134.61% spike in open interest, suggesting strong market confidence in further upside potential.

SAND's breakout and bullish signals suggest the metaverse rally might be reigniting.

DOGE, XRP and XLM are the most traded cryptocurrencies on Upbit since Donald Trump's election victory. The latest activity points to a pivot toward metaverse tokens.

With the broader market recovery, the altcoin segment has been set ablaze. In this heating demand, the Metaverse tokens are making a comeback. With Decentraland and Sandbox tokens surging nearly 200% in the past three weeks, the bull run is aiming for an extended rally.

The GameFi and Metaverse sectors have taken charge of the next leg of the crypto market rally with The Sandbox (SAND) price gaining almost 100% in the last 2 days. Apart from SAND, other market players like Decentraland (MANA), Gala (GALA), and Axie Infinity (AXS) have also staged strong gains over the past week.

The non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sector has seen prolonged underperformance as trends such as meme coins, RWA, and AI dominate the cryptocurrency marketplace. However, the emerging bull run, where Bitcoin stares at the $100,000 milestone, has invigorated each sector. CryptoSlam data shows NFTs performed well over the past few sessions.

For quite a long time, NFT space remained under shadows as the newly created space has dominated the crypto markets. Moreover, the rising interest of the market participants in memecoins had prevented the other segments of the crypto space to thrive.

As Bitcoin (BTC) closed the third consecutive week in the price discovery phase, the altcoin space gained significant bullish sentiment. During the past week, the altcoin market – led by Stellar Lumens (XLM), Decentraland (MANA), and The Sandbox (SAND), among others – registered palpable gains.

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

SAND, the token powering the metaverse platform The Sandbox, has seen a meteoric rise, surging 55% in the past 24 hours. This performance far outpaces leading assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which each gained just 1% during the same period.

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.

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.

APT is positioned for a significant breakout, with forecasts pointing to a 67% rally that could push its price to $24.

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?

Circle's USDC and CCTP integration with Aptos enhances blockchain interoperability, bridging TradFi and DeFi worlds.

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.

Layer-1 blockchain Aptos (APT) has announced a plan to integrate fintech giant Stripe's payment services and the stablecoin USDC. Stripe's payment services will provide a fiat on-ramp for the Aptos network, according to a new press release from the layer-1 project.

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

A closely followed crypto analyst says that one Solana (SOL) rival may be gearing up for a double-digit breakout.

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

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