Top 5 crypto projects outperforming Bitcoin’s recent 30% gains Top 5 crypto projects outperforming Bitcoin’s recent 30% gains
Conflux (CFX) leads cryptocurrency market growth with 197% rise in the past week.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 1:39 pm UTC
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The cryptocurrency market has seen significant gains recently, with Bitcoin rising over 30%. Alt-coins and the DeFi space have also experienced substantial gains, with Conflux ($CFX), Mask Network ($MASK), Stacks ($STX), MAGIC ($MAGIC), and Fantom ($FTM) leading the way.
This week’s top alt-coin gainers are:
- Conflux ($CFX) +197.%
- Mask Network ($MASK) +129%
- Stacks ($STX) +112%
- Magic ($MAGIC) +78%
- Fantom (FTM +63%
Conflux Network (CFX) has gained 15.6% in the past 24 hours, 197.94% in the past week, and 174.88% in the past month. It has a market capitalization of $1.1 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $1.1 billion. Its current price is $0.42004, down 57% from its all-time high.
Operating as a layer-1, permissionless blockchain, Conflux utilizes a Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism and incorporates a smart-contract language similar to Ethereum. Blockchain researcher Andrew Yao founded Conflux in 2018 with the intention of addressing persistent challenges in the blockchain domain, such as scalability, interoperability, decentralization, and security.
Mask Network (MASK) has gained 37.88% in the past 24 hours, 129% in the past week, and 58.65% in the past month. It has a market capitalization of $487 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $483 million. Its current price is $6.39442, which is down 1% from its all-time high.
Mask Network offers a platform that allows individuals to transmit cryptocurrency, engage with decentralized applications, and share encrypted material on various social media platforms. The protocol allows for secure communication, including sending encrypted messages and cryptocurrency transfers through platforms such as Twitter.
Stacks (STX) has gained 14.72% in the past 24 hours, 112.96% in the past week, and 284.62% in the past month. It has a market capitalization of $1.7 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $589,335,046. Its current price is $1.24438, which is down 61% from its all-time high.
Stack is preparing to release Stacks 2.1 in the coming days, a major update to the Stacks Blockchain 2.0 released on Jan. 14, 2021. Stacks is built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, leveraging its security and robustness while extending its functionality. Stacks introduces a unique consensus mechanism called Proof of Transfer (PoX), which connects the Stacks blockchain to Bitcoin.
The Stacks 2.1 upgrade aims to enhance the Stacks ecosystem by offering better stacking, integration, and use cases with Bitcoin, making it more attractive for developers and users alike.
The activation of Stacks 2.1 will happen at Bitcoin block height 781,551. As of press time, Bitcoin is on block 781,373.
MAGIC (MAGIC) has gained 15.29% in the past 24 hours, 78.17% in the past week, and -17.56% in the past month. It has a market capitalization of $385,112,321 and a 24-hour trading volume of $363,267,826. Its current price is $1.81449, which is down 21% from its all-time high.
MAGIC belongs to a distinct, emerging category of metaverse tokens that serve as currency on the decentralized Trove marketplace for buying and selling NFTs. Additionally, this token facilitates the linkage between existing and future metaverses. Currently, various projects are operational on this platform, with a few new ones in the developmental stages. Examples of running projects include LIFE, Smolverse, among others.
Fantom (FTM) has gained 12.02% in the past 24 hours, 63.34% in the past week, and 81.04% in the past month. It has a market capitalization of $3,931,530,732 and a 24-hour trading volume of $576,048,956. Its current price is $1.13, which is down 44% from its all-time high.
Fantom is a smart-contract platform that boasts high performance, scalability, and security, as described by the Fantom Foundation. The platform consists of several unique components. Firstly, there is the Fantom Opera blockchain, which serves as the foundation. This open-source directed acyclic graph network is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, enabling it to execute existing smart contracts and create new ones that interact with Ethereum contracts.
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