Bitcoin rises above $50000, Cardano continues to outperform
Bitcoin traded above $50,000 for the first time since 15th May on Monday as the recent rally in cryptocurrencies showed no signs of slowing down. Having traded below $30,000 as recently as 21st July, Bitcoin has now jumped around 70% in a little over a month to trade above $50,000. There was no obvious immediate catalyst for the jump higher, but some have pointed to the news that PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) will allow UK customers to buy and sell some cryptocurrencies on the platform as a reason for the jump. This is the first time that service will be available to PayPal customers outside of the US.
“We are committed to continue working closely with regulators in the UK, and around the world, to offer our support—and meaningfully contribute to shaping the role digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce,” said PayPal Vice President and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies Jose Fernandez da Ponte.
There has also been a rebound in the hash rate – the computing power of the Bitcoin network – which dropped by more than 50% between May and July as China clamped down on Bitcoin mining. The hash rate of the Bitcoin network has now increased over 45% from its July low, signalling that computing power is coming back online as miners move their operations from China.
Cardano surge
The cryptocurrency Cardano continues to outperform its peers and is now firmly positioned as the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, behind Bitcoin and Ethereum. The recent surge in the price of Cardano comes ahead of the Alonzo Purple network upgrade, which is scheduled to take place on 12th September.
The upgrade will allow smart contracts and decentralised finance applications on the Cardano network. Cardano has risen around 165% since the low on 20th July on hopes that the network will rival Ethereum and match the network’s capabilities.
Crypto rally
The recent rally has taken the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies back above $2 trillion to its current size of $2.16 trillion, up from around $1.2 trillion in late July. However, there is still a way to go before the total cryptocurrency market cap hits its all-time high above $2.5 trillion, which was reached at the beginning of May.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 84% | 26 | $18 917.31 | -1.02% | -4.11% | $362 463 667 283 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 71.6% | 54 | $1 298.77 | -3.27% | -6.06% | $159 129 662 025 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 95.6% | 1 | $1.000070 | 0% | 0% | $67 959 486 248 |  |
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| 4 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 96% | 1 | $1.000058 | 0.01% | 0% | $49 596 112 733 |  |
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| 5 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 88% | 15 | $274.90 | -1.14% | 0.65% | $44 352 122 648 |  |
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| 6 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 62.4% | 74 | $0.501984 | 0.54% | 26.46% | $25 023 258 974 |  |
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| 7 |  BUSD |
Binance USD predictions | 93.6% | 1 | $1.000777 | 0.03% | 0.03% | $20 533 202 140 |  |
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| 8 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 80.4% | 33 | $0.449897 | -2.32% | -3.88% | $15 400 494 496 |  |
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| 9 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 80.8% | 28 | $32.71 | -3.79% | 0.84% | $11 601 976 269 |  |
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| 10 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 91.6% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 11 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 88.8% | 14 | $0.061846 | -3.69% | 3.13% | $8 205 146 170 |  |
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| 12 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 76.4% | 41 | $6.23 | -3.04% | -8.15% | $6 984 955 644 |  |
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| 13 |  DAI |
Dai predictions | 92.4% | 1 | $0.999539 | -0.04% | -0.04% | $6 927 324 765 |  |
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| 14 |  MATIC |
Polygon predictions | 72% | 55 | $0.749357 | -2.69% | -5.72% | $6 545 118 739 |  |
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| 15 |  SHIB |
SHIBA INU predictions | 79.2% | 42 | $0.000011 | -3.43% | -2.78% | $6 126 642 475 |  |
