Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000

Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000

Today the wider cryptocurrency market finds itself looking for something to spark some momentum as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $32,300 and altcoins sustained 2% to 5% losses.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the top three performers over the past 24 hours are Audius (AUDIO), Axie Infinity (AXS) and Small Love Potion (SLP).

Our top trading bots

Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000
Top-performing assets over the last 24-hours. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

The multifaceted use cases and applications of nonfungible tokens continue to be a source of strength for the NFT sector as a whole, primarily because they open the door for different sources of revenue via gameplay, music and art sales.

Audius pulls in new artists and users

According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, the outlook for AUDIO has been climbing for the past few days after new users and popular bands like Wheezer flocked to the decentralized music-sharing and streaming protocol.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for AUDIO on July 9, prior to the recent price rise.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historic and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000
VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. AUDIO price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for AUDIO turned green on July 8 and climbed to a high of 73 on July 9, roughly 32 hours before its price rallied 55% over the next two days.

Users embrace income opportunities on Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity (AXS) has been one of the strongest performing tokens in the month of July as users from economically disadvantaged regions embrace the blockchain-based trading and battling game for the income opportunities it provides.

According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, market conditions for AXS have also been favorable for some time.

Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000
VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. AXS price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen on the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for AXS began turned dark green on July 7 and climbed to a high of 89 on July 9, around 5 hours before the price increased 97% from $11.18 to a new record high at $22.14 over the next four days.

Related: Nifty News: Amex and SZA sell-out debut drop, Asics launches tokenized footwear, Space Jam gets looney for NFTs

Small Love Potion gets a boost from a new exchange listing

The third top performer on the day is Small Love Potion, a token that is part of the Axie Infinity ecosystem that is utilized in the process of breeding Axies, the nonfungible token-based creatures that populate the Axie Infinity world.

Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000
SLP/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that over the past 24-hours the price of SLP has rallied 55% from a low of $0.264 on July 12 to $0.41 on July 13, less than two cents shy of its all-time high of $0.419.

The strong showing from SLP on Tuesday was in part thanks to the token being listed on the FTX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, which enabled spot and perpetual futures trading.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

Continue reading at Cointelegraph
SEC investigating NFT market over potential securities violations: Reports
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by crypto-skeptical Chairman Gary Gensler, is reportedly investigating NFT creators and marketplaces...
Jack Dorsey: Diem was a waste of time, Meta should’ve focused on BTC
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said that Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project Diem was “wasted effort and time,” and it should have focused its efforts on...
Ether drops below $3,800, but traders are unwilling to short at current levels
Even though Ether (ETH) reached a $4,870 all-time high on Nov. 10, bulls have little reason to celebrate. The 290% gains year-to-date have been overshadowed...
India to reduce GST paid on cryptocurrency exchanges from 18% to 1% through regulatory reclassification
According to a report from CNBC TV18 India, the nation's government plans to reclassify cryptocurrency exchanges as e-commerce platforms, which will reduce...
KuCoin launches virtual office in the Bloktopia metaverse
Crypto exchange KuCoin has announced it will be opening a virtual office inside the skyscraper from the decentralized metaverse Bloktopia.In a Tuesday announcement,...
Solana reclaims $200 — 3 reasons why SOL price is up 35% in seven days
The price of Solana’s native SOL coin edged up on Oct. 25 in the wake of a marketwide rally led by Bitcoin (BTC), with the total value locked (TVL) on Solana...
Reactivated Ethereum pools trigger a 78% surge in THORChain price
Ealier this year THORChain underwent a series of protocol exploits which led to $8 million being drained from its reserves and these successive attack took...
Facebook announces $50M investment fund tasked with developing its virtual metaverse
Facebook has announced it will allocate $50 million to a two-year fund tasked with beginning work on realizing the firm’s vision for a virtual metaverse....
Marvel and DC bar comic book artists from selling superhero NFTs
Marvel and DC seem to be breaking away from the established tradition of allowing creators and artists to sell original prints of published works due to...
Nifty News: NBA star snaps up Bored Apes and what is Loot playing at?
Three time NBA champion Stephen Curry has snapped up a Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token (NFT) for 55 Ether worth around $206,000 at the time of publication....
Enterprise Ethereum matures, looks to open-source community for standards
Ethereum is quickly becoming an integral part of the enterprise blockchain ecosystem. As more companies begin to leverage public networks for business,...
MicroStrategy expands company's Bitcoin holdings with $489M purchase
MicroStrategy has bought even more Bitcoin (BTC) despite the current price struggles for the largest crypto by market capitalization.According to an announcement...
Joining the ranks: Bitcoin’s correlation with gold and stocks is growing
Bitcoin (BTC) is an uncorrelated asset, or so the narrative used to go. For much of Bitcoin’s lifetime, it existed as something of value to a very small...
EOS Falls 37% In Rout
Investing.com - EOS was trading at $5.4878 by 21:50 (01:50 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Thursday, down 36.77% on the day. It was the largest one-day...
Time Magazine to accept crypto payments for digital subscriptions
In partnership with Crypto.com, a leading digital currency platform, Time is now accepting one-time crypto payments for its 18-month digital subscription....