A review of the weekly cryptocurrency market performance, focusing on meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, along with insights on the market's growth in February and the dominance of assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Meme coins like dogecoin and Shiba Inu surged significantly, while assets like Food Polygon, Uniswap, and Chainlink did not see double-digit returns.
Sector-wise, information tech and utility sectors showed remarkable gains, with rise in web3 gaming attracting more blockchain adopters.
Deep dives
Crypto Market Insights
Meme coins like dogecoin and Shiba Inu surged significantly, with dogecoin up by 49% and Shiba Inu by 41%, while assets like Food Polygon, Uniswap, and Chainlink have not seen double-digit returns. Outside the CoinDesk 20, meme coins pepay and bonk led the 189 asset market index with notable gains. TruVius CEO Connor Farley highlighted the substantial growth in digital asset markets in February, especially after the SEC's approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF.
Sector Performance and Trends
Sector-wise, information tech and utility sectors, including assets like fetch.ai and render, showed remarkable gains. The media and metaverse crypto sector also performed well, with gaming networks like immutable witnessing over 60% growth. The rise in web3 gaming, particularly in APAC markets, is attracting more blockchain adopters. Price momentum played a significant role in driving recent performance, indicating a growth-driven environment over a value-driven one.
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Comprehensive Review of Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Performance and Analysis
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
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The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investible CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of the top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Connor Farley, co-founder and CEO of Truvius. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.
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