Top 5 Cryptocurrencies Gaining Momentum on August 7
As the week begins, the cryptocurrency market is buzzing with positive performances from five top 100 coins. Here are the key points:
1. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is leading the pack with a 6.04% increase, boasting a $457.46 million trading volume in the past 24 hours.
2. Dash (DASH) follows closely, with a 5% price increase, although its trading volume is lower at $64.57 million.
3. Algorand (ALGO) and Basic Attention Token (BAT) have both gained between 2-3% in the last 24 hours, with less than $40 million in trading volume.
4. Optimism (OP) is another top gainer, with over $100 million exchanged in the same period.
5. Bitcoin Cash and Dash are focused on delivering decentralized peer-to-peer cash, aligning with Bitcoin’s original vision.
Bitcoin Cash originated from a chain split in 2017, while Dash resulted from a code fork. Here are more details:
– Bitcoin Cash supporters increased the block limit to improve scalability and transaction capacity.
– Dash implemented a network fee for developers and reduced the block time to 2.5 minutes.
Additionally, Algorand is a Layer 1 blockchain for decentralized applications, BAT is a utility token built on Ethereum, and Optimism is an Ethereum Layer 2 solution.
Please note that this information is not investment advice. Invest wisely and be aware of the risks involved.