INJ demonstrated signs of profit-taking, despite rising Open Interest and the recent volume surge.

The crypto analytics firm Santiment is outlining three under-the-radar opportunities traders are talking about in the altcoin space. Santiment notes the first potential opportunity is The Sandbox (SAND), a decentralized virtual reality network.

Optimism (OP) breaks $1.90 resistance after 150 days.

Injective has recently announced some great updates and news. Now we can add that Injective also made it to the Coin50 Index.

The Sandbox (SAND) has been on a tear since early November. This past month alone has seen the native token of the decentralized virtual reality world soar more than 150%.

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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

This will allow people to share, trade, and launch memes between two of the fastest blockchain networks: Solana and Injective. This makes it easier than ever to move memes between these two chains with just one click.

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.

Recently Kyle Doops, host of Crypto Banter's Trading Show, has revealed many new altcoins that weren't part of previous market cycles. While altcoins haven't yet broken out, he sees strong signs of a potential surge. Kyledoops believes that once key resistance levels are breached, dips could present buying opportunities.

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.

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.

Optimism (OP) has experienced a market rebound in the past week gaining by 35.76% based on data from CoinMarketCap. The Ethereum layer-2 token hovers above $2.20 with investors strongly bullish on future price gains.

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

Injective Protocol (INJ) has made headlines with a 61.2% surge in Total Value Locked (TVL) over the past week, a significant milestone for the blockchain's ecosystem. However, this achievement is dampened by ongoing retail sell-offs, which have kept INJ's price under pressure despite its recent growth.

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

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.

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

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Optimism (OP) price has surged 43.40% in the last seven days, showcasing strong bullish momentum in the market. The uptrend is supported by rising trend strength, with the ADX confirming growing momentum and EMA lines showing a bullish setup.

Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution Optimism ($OP) is riding the bull run after rallying 39% in just seven days. The bulk of those gains came in the last 24 hours, after the token surged 23% to trade at $2.18.

This week, we examine Ripple, Cardano, Optimism, Solana, and Dogecoin in greater detail. Ripple (XRP) XRP just had one of the best months in years, and its price increased by 74% this week alone, bringing it close to $1.5.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued towards the $100,000 mark, rising to a new all-time high of $99,314 before declining to its current level of $99,124. BTC is now up 45% since Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the US elections.

Circle has announced the upcoming launch of its USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain. This move marks a new phase in Aptos' evolution as a scalable layer-1 blockchain designed for diverse Web3 applications.

Rising TVL growth signals blockchain confidence, yet retail sell-offs weigh on INJ's price trajectory.

The Aptos Foundation announced a new partnership with Circle and Stripe, hoping to revolutionize its network functionality. Circle's CCTP and USDC stablecoin will enhance blockchain interoperability, while Stripe will attract TradFi by simplifying fiat interactions.

TL;DR Aptos integrates native USDC and Circle's CCTP protocol, improving interoperability and security in transactions across eight major blockchains. The native version of USDC replaces the bridged USDC, simplifying settlement and increasing transaction security. Stripe will offer fiat-to-USDC conversion services, connecting traditional finance with Aptos' blockchain ecosystem.

Circle will integrate native USDC and the Cross-Chain Transmission Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain.

Optimism (OP) is experiencing an interesting market rally amid the ongoing cryptocurrency bull run. According to CoinMarketCap data, the protocol's native token OP is changing hands at $2.19, representing a 21.57% rise in the last 24 hours.

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The integrations aim to boost global payments and decentralized finance on the Aptos network.

Aptos Foundation announced that Circle's USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol will launch on the Aptos blockchain.