{"id":267933,"date":"2024-03-20T01:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=267933"},"modified":"2024-03-20T01:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:50:55","slug":"layer-1s-outperform-as-bitcoin-takes-a-breather-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/layer-1s-outperform-as-bitcoin-takes-a-breather-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Layer 1s Outperform as Bitcoin Takes a Breather &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Solana, Aptos and Fantom are up more than 20% in the past week despite a broader market pullback.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin and Ether are down 10% and 15%, respectively, from last week\u2019s highs, but some Layer 1 ecosystems continue to forge ahead.<\/p>\n<p>FTM has rallied 17% in the past 24 hours to a new local high, trading above a dollar for the first time since April 2022. Tokens issued to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/ftm-rockets-as-fantom-s-sonic-upgrade-looms\">Fantom<\/a>-based decentralized exchanges SpookySwap, Equalizer and SpiritSwap have soared 50% or more in that span.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">FTM Price<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Solana memecoin season continues to defy belief despite SOL retracing 10%. SLERF has doubled despite a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/solana-memecoin-slerf-accidentally-burns-usd10-millionhttps:\/\/thedefiant.io\/solana-memecoin-slerf-accidentally-burns-usd10-million\">huge fumble<\/a> by the team, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/renowned-crypto-trader-gcr-acquires-dogwifhat-nft-for-usd4-million\">DogWifHat<\/a> has bounced 25% from its overnight low. SOL remains up 20% in the past 7 days despite paring its gains.<\/p>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p>Not to be left behind, Avalanche has posted a weekly gain of 15%, breaching $60 for the first time since May 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/defi-alpha-aptos-liquid-staking-guide\">Aptos<\/a> and Sui, Layer 1s that use the Move programming language originally developed by Facebook, have been resilient through the selloff, with APT soaring 10% today to a new local high. SUI is up 15% in the last week.<\/p>\n<h2>ETF Outflows<\/h2>\n<p>Crypto markets turned sharply lower yesterday after data showed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/farside.co.uk\/?p=997\">Bitcoin ETF inflows<\/a> receding. On March 18, the funds saw $154 million of net outflows, primarily due to over $640 million leaving GBTC \u2013 the largest single-day figure yet.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bitcoin ETF daily flows\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"315.6164383561644\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto\" id='b' style='filter: url(%23b)' src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F6oftkxoa%2Fproduction%2F3084c12b6b9fa1e723c62f9a44d575a4a3bc5402-584x192.jpg&amp;w=828&amp;q=100\" \/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Bitcoin ETF daily flows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Inflation Jitters<\/h2>\n<p>The latest U.S. inflation data came in hotter than expected, putting a damper on risk assets that had rallied in anticipation of imminent rate cuts. Market participants now expect the Fed to reduce rates in the summer at the earliest, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/interest-rates\/cme-fedwatch-tool.html?utm_source=newsletter2.thedefiant.io&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=defi-alpha-hyperlane-airdrop-guide\">CME FedWatch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-[#191919] p-2 my-4 lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative group  flex w-max items-center gap-2  p-2 text-sm text-white mx-auto\"><strong class=\"whitespace-nowrap w-min sm:w-auto bg-gradient-to-r from-[#9FF9D2] to-[#DB9FF9] bg-clip-text text-transparent\">DeFi Alpha<\/strong><span class=\"whitespace-nowrap  w-min sm:w-auto border-l border-white pl-1 lg:hidden\">Premium Content<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tooltip font-heading shadow-cta absolute hidden lg:visible left-6 z-10 -top-[80px] w-max max-w-xs translate-y-full flex-col rounded-lg bg-[#EEEEF4] p-3 text-left text-xs text-black group-hover:flex lg:left-auto lg:right-4\">Looking for Alpha? Become a premium member of The Defiant and join our DeFi Alpha community.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-inside list-disc\">\n<li>DeFi Daily | Weekdays<\/li>\n<li>DeFi Alpha Letter | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Defiant Podcast Transcript | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Inbox Dump | Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Recap | Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thedefiant.io\/go-premium#pricing\" class=\"disabled:bg-cta-disabled-background disabled:text-cta-disabled-text rounded font-semibold border-cta-primary-border bg-cta-primary-background text-cta-primary-text hover:border-cta-primary-border-hover hover:bg-cta-primary-background-hover ml-auto block p-2 text-center text-sm !text-black !no-underline shadow-newButton\">Start for free<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Target rate probabilities for the Fed's July meeting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"361.7391304347826\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto\" id='b' style='filter: url(%23b)' src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F6oftkxoa%2Fproduction%2F918aa34300cab4577cf599067502d11fbf57293f-828x312.jpg&amp;w=828&amp;q=100\" \/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Target rate probabilities for the Fed&#8217;s July meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Fed set to leave rates unchanged tomorrow, it\u2019s shaping up to be a volatile week. Investors will be looking for any hint of hawkishness from the central bank, which is likely to be a headwind for markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana, Aptos and Fantom are up more than 20% in the past week despite a broader market pullback. Bitcoin and Ether are down 10% and 15%, respectively, from last week\u2019s highs, but some Layer 1 ecosystems continue to forge ahead. FTM has rallied 17% in the past 24 hours to a new local high, trading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,273,272,244,266,271,268,270,269,267],"class_list":["post-267933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-fi","tag-crypto-finance","tag-decentralized-finance","tag-liquidity","tag-metamask","tag-pancake","tag-slippage","tag-sushiswap","tag-tronlink","tag-trust-wallet","tag-uniswap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267936,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267933\/revisions\/267936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}