BTC and ETH meet resistance as markets react to negative COVID-19 vaccine reports

Today’s edition of OKEx Insights’ Crypto Market Daily covers Bitcoin, Ethereum, altcoins and DeFi.

The price of Bitcoin ( BTC) is currently trading at 11,462.90 USDT on OKEx after pushing higher toward resistance yesterday and, subsequently, pulling back. The market-leading cryptocurrency is up 0.8% over the past 24 hours.

Likewise, the broader cryptocurrency market is predominantly flat, though some major altcoins have experienced decent gains. The price of Ether ( ETH) is up 2.8%, while LINK and ADA are up 3.8% and 6.7%, respectively.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is currently sitting at $370,277,824,921 — a 1.2% increase from yesterday — according to data sourced from CoinGecko. BTC’s dominance, meanwhile, has dropped 0.1%.

The traditional markets, as predicted, had a strong Monday. Tech stocks pushed the Nasdaq and S&P 500 higher, putting them in positions to challenge their previous record highs. The Dow also had a strong start to the week.

However, mixed results among Asian stocks on Tuesday have coincided with United States futures losing their footing as Johnson & Johnson has reportedly paused its COVID-19 vaccine study after a participant inexplicably fell ill.

This morning’s slip in U.S. futures may help explain Bitcoin’s 2.5% pullback from its peak 10 hours ago.

Top altcoin gainers and losers

• OM/USDT +35.21%
• BNT/USDT +14.27%
• EGT/USDT +14.12%
• INX/USDT -10.81%
• MXT/USDT -10.98%
• FRONT/USDT -11.47%

MantraDAO ( OM) is today’s big winner after surging 35.21% alongside a partnership with Bondly that will see a 1,000,000 BOND airdrop for OM stakers on the Mantra DAO staking platform. BNT and Egretia ( EGT) have also seen double-digit gains.

Insight Protocol ( INX) and Frontier ( FRONT) find themselves on the opposite side of the spectrum from yesterday after both lost more than 10%.

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