BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, LUNA, SOL, AVAX, DOT, DOGE

This week Bitcoin (BTC) and select altcoins broke above their immediate resistance levels and moved higher, which propelled the total crypto market capitalization above $2 trillion on March 24.

One of the triggers that could have driven crypto prices higher was BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s letter to shareholders where he said that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has opened up avenues for digital currencies to be used as a mode of settlement for international transactions.

Another bit of news that may have aided the up-move in crypto prices was that Goldman Sachs redesigned its website with emphasis on the growth of digital assets and the metaverse, mentioning them as “megatrends.”

Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360

Apart from the increasing institutional interest, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari’s statement that the central bank could raise interest rates up to seven times in 2022 to curb inflation may also have boosted bullish sentiment in cryptocurrencies.

Can bulls sustain the higher prices and build upon the up-move or will bears sell aggressively and trap the buyers? Let’s study the charts of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to find out.