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This New Coin is Bullish After Raising $3.9M

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The prices of Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) have declined sharply in the past day as the broader crypto market experiences a pullback.

Both of these altcoins have posted 4%+ losses, although they appear to be retracing their steps somewhat, suggesting that investors might view this dip as a buying opportunity.

At the same time, investors are also looking to new crypto startup Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX), which continues to see strong demand and has now raised over $3.9 million in its presale.

Cardano Price Slides 7% from Weekend High as Traders Take Profits

ADA is hovering around the $0.366 level at the time of writing, a 7% drop from Saturday’s high of $0.395.

Since Saturday, ADA has posted three consecutive bearish daily closes, marking the token’s worst performance since early October.

Although ADA is still up 53% from October’s low, many investors have opted to take profits – prompting the token’s price to decline.

This downturn may stem from the fact that Cardano’s recent rise was fueled more by general positive sentiment in the cryptocurrency market than by factors specific to its network.

Regardless, the positivity and demand have helped push Cardano into the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, ahead of Dogecoin (DOGE) and TRON (TRX).

Additionally, the token’s price is still up 48% for the year, meaning long-term investors might still be seeing substantial gains despite the pullback.

Solana Also Drops 8% as Investors Cash Out After Massive October Gains

Solana has faced a similar fate to Cardano in the past 24 hours, with SOL’s value dropping over 8%.

In total, SOL fell 19% from Saturday’s high, yet early signs suggest that buying momentum may be returning on the lower time frames.

Similar to Cardano, the SOL pullback may be due to profit-taking, a common response to sharp price increases.

The SOL trading volume rose 17% in the past day to $2.9 billion, implying that investors are opting to liquidate their positions rather than hold for another push.

The token saw significant gains throughout October, driven by growing institutional interest and the bullishness around a potential spot BTC ETF.

However, the lack of ETF updates in the past week has cooled investor hype somewhat, leading to this pullback as traders take gains.

Overall, both Cardano and Solana have seen their runs lose some momentum in the past few days – with traders now watching key support levels to see if the sell-off will continue.

New Crypto Startup Bitcoin Minetrix Raises $3.9 Million as Investor Hype Grows

While ADA and SOL navigate some short-term bearishness, one new crypto project has been defying the downtrend.

Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX) has seen a surge of interest during its ongoing presale, helping it raise an impressive $3.9 million so far.

The team behind Bitcoin Minetrix aims to reshape the cloud crypto mining sector by allowing users to stake their tokens in exchange for non-transferable mining credits.

These mining credits can then be burned to generate cloud mining power.

This innovative staking model incentivizes users to hold the native BTCMTX token since stakers earn yields of 150% per year alongside cloud mining credits.

Although still in development, Bitcoin Minetrix’s presale is progressing well, hitting significant fundraising milestones recently.

Investors can buy BTCMTX tokens for $0.0116 through the current stage of the presale – although this price will increase in three days.

Due to the low price point, crypto enthusiasts worldwide have been stocking up on BTCMTX ahead of the exchange listings planned for after the presale ends.

This level of demand has also prompted some high-profile crypto influencers to take note, including YouTube analyst Austin Hilton, who stated “You have never seen this before!”

With Bitcoin Minetrix also ranked second on CoinSniper’s list of upcoming ICOs to watch, the project is gaining significant traction, positioning it as a low-cap altcoin to keep tabs on in the coming weeks.

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Bitcoin’s Recovery – the Downturn Is Over

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The market is currently in a news-driven environment where the prices of cryptocurrencies have been determined by news agenda rather than fundamentals.

Bitfinex analysts have warned crypto investors to be cautious as bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery over the weekend is not a sign that its correction is over; the asset could witness more bloodshed in the near term.

In the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, experts deemed the market’s reaction this week critical, especially as supply alleviated over the weekend could return when traditional markets open.

“No Man’s Land”

Since Saturday, bitcoin has risen almost 10% from $57,600 to $63,000, closing last week in the green. The asset has surged above the 125-day range low of $60,200, which it broke through earlier this month after news of the German government’s massive BTC selling hit the market.

Market sentiment began to improve after reports that wallets linked to the German government were almost empty. However, the positive sentiment may not be sustained for long as the BTC the German authorities moved to trading desks and exchanges are yet to be sold.

While the supply from Germany appears to have been factored into bitcoin’s market price, Bitfinex analysts believe the end of selling pressure depends on how the involved trading desks execute their trades in the coming days.

Although the shift in sentiment underscores the market’s capacity to integrate new information and adjust expectations quickly, analysts think the market’s reaction over the first two trading days of the week cannot be overlooked for two reasons.

First, the low support level in the $60,200 range has now become a potential resistance line. Second, trading patterns over the past three months suggest that weekends are usually favorable for markets, especially on Saturdays when supply pressure seems to subside.

“We are now in no man’s land until we get clear resolution above or below this level,” the analysts said.

A News-Driven Environment

Besides the potential resistance level and three-month weekend trading pattern, the market is currently in a news-driven environment, where the prices of cryptocurrencies have been determined by news agendas rather than fundamentals.

Since selling pressure concerns are not yet completely obsolete due to upcoming Mt Gox creditor distributions, Bitfinex analysts expect such headlines to continue to have some impact on price movements. As such, the analysts urged investors to exercise caution in their trading strategies.

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Bitcoin ETFs Saw $300M in Daily Net Inflows

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BlackRock’s IBIT led with $117.25 million in inflows on July 15, also being the most traded Bitcoin ETF.

The US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a daily net inflow of $301 million on July 15th. This extended their winning streak to seven consecutive days amidst a broader market recovery.

None of the ETFs recorded outflows for the day.

Bitcoin ETFs Rake in $16.11B in Net Inflows Since Jan

According to the data compiled by SoSoValue, BlackRock’s IBIT, the top spot Bitcoin ETF by net asset value, recorded the largest net inflows of the day at $117.25 million. IBIT was also the most actively traded Bitcoin ETF on Monday, with a volume of $1.24 billion. Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB came in close behind with net inflows of $117.19 million.

Fidelity’s FBTC experienced net inflows of $36.15 million on Monday, while Bitwise’s BITB saw $15.24 million in inflows. VanEck’s HODL, Invesco and Galaxy Digital’s BTCO, and Franklin Templeton’s EZBC funds also recorded net inflows. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s GBTC and other ETFs, such as Valkyrie’s BRRR, WisdomTree’s BTCW, and Hashdex’s DEFI, registered no flows for the day.

A total of $2.26 billion was traded on Monday. The trading volume for these ETFs was less than in March when it exceeded $8 billion on some days. Meanwhile, these funds have collectively attracted $16.11 billion in net inflow since their January launch.

What’s Next For Bitcoin?

Earlier this month, bitcoin’s price decline was mainly due to fears of massive selling pressure from Mt. Gox and the German government’s BTC sales.

But the assassination attempt on pro-crypto former US President and presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump at Saturday’s rally seemed to spark a recovery in the world’s largest digital asset, and experts are bullish on the asset’s price trajectory going forward. Bitcoin surged more than 9% over the past week and was currently trading slightly below $64,000.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt discussed bitcoin’s price outlook, suggesting a potential major rally. He referred to a pattern he terms “Hump->Slump->Bump->Dump->Pump” and highlighted that the July 5 double top attempt was a bear trap, confirmed by the July 13 close. He sees a likely continued upward trend but warned that a close below $56,000 would negate this bullish view.

“Bitcoin $BTC could be unfolding its often-repeated Hump…Slump…Bump…Dump…Pump chart construction. Jul 5 attempt at the double top was a bear trap, confirmed by Jul 13 close. Most likely scenario now is that bears are trapped. Close below $56k negates this interpretation”

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LI.FI DeFi Platform Exploited, Over $8M Lost

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PeckShield alert reveals LI.FI’s protocol vulnerability is similar to a March 2022 attack, with the same bug recurring.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has suffered an exploit amounting to over $8 million.

Cyvers Alerts reported detecting suspicious transactions within the LI.FI cross-chain transaction aggregator.

LI.FI Issues Warning After $8 Million Exploit

LI.FI confirmed the breach in a statement on July 16 via X: “Please do not interact with any http://LI.FI powered applications for now! We’re investigating a potential exploit.” The team clarified that users who did not set infinite approval are not at risk, emphasizing that only those who manually set infinite approvals seem to be affected.

According to Cyvers Alerts, more than $8 million in user funds have been stolen, with the majority being stablecoins. According to on-chain data, the hacker’s wallet holds 1,715 Ether (ETH) valued at $5.8 million and USDC, USDT, and DAI stablecoins.

Cyvers Alerts advised users to revoke relevant authorizations immediately, noting that the attacker is actively converting USDC and USDT into ETH.

Crypto security firm Decurity provided insights into the exploit, stating that it involves the LI.FI bridge. “The root cause is a possibility of an arbitrary call with user-controlled data via depositToGasZipERC20() in GasZipFacet, which was deployed 5 days ago,” Decurity explained on X.

“In general, the risks behind routers, cross-chain swaps, etc. are about token approvals. Raw native assets like (unwrapped) ETH are safe from these kinds of hacks b/c they don’t have approvals as an option. Most users & wallets also no longer do “infinite approvals” which gives a smart contract total control on removing any amount of their tokens. It’s important to understand which tokens you’re approving to which contracts.

This dashboard looks for all transactions of a user that intersects Lifi. Not all of these transactions indicate risk- but you can see how, broadly, integrations & layers of tech (like how Metamask bridge uses Lifi on BSC) can complicate how users do or don’t put their assets at risk. Revoke Cash is the most well known approval manager app.

But it’s also good security practice to simply rotate your address. New addresses start with 0 approvals, so starting fresh by moving your tokens to a fresh address is another good security practice.” – commented Carlos Mercado, Data Scientist at Flipside Crypto.

Recent Exploit Mirrors March 2022 Attack

Further analysis by PeckShield alert revealed that the vulnerability is similar to a previous attack on LI.FI’s protocol that occurred on March 20, 2022. That incident saw a bad actor exploit LI.FI’s smart contract, specifically the swapping feature, before bridging.

The attacker manipulated the system to call token contracts directly within their contract’s context, making users who had given infinite approval vulnerable. This exploit resulted in the theft of approximately 205 ETH from 29 wallets, affecting tokens such as USDC, MATIC, RPL, GNO, USDT, MVI, AUDIO, AAVE, JRT, and DAI.

“The bug is basically the same. Are we learning anything from the past lesson(s)?” PeckShield Alert said in a July 16 X post.

Following the 2022 incident, LI.FI disabled all swap methods in its smart contract and worked on developing a fix to prevent future vulnerabilities. However, the recurrence of a similar exploit raises concerns about the platform’s security measures and whether adequate steps were taken to address the vulnerabilities identified in the previous breach.

LI.FI is a liquidity aggregation protocol that allows users to trade across various blockchains, venues, and bridges.

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