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VELVET cryptocurrency market surge

Overview

The VELVET cryptocurrency has undergone a massive price rally, with its 90-day gains increasing from approximately 548% to 721%.

Initial reports highlighted explosive activity in spot and derivatives markets, noting that while spot volume rose by over 1,000%, derivatives volume saw a massive increase of 5,311.17%. During this period, staking activity showed a downward trend, with the total value staked falling to roughly $1.5 million, suggesting holders may have been reducing yield positions to facilitate profit-taking.

Following the launch of the Velvet X SocialFi trading platform, the asset's growth accelerated. Velvet X introduced synthetic leveraged perpetuals, enabling users to trade on pre-IPO shares of companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic. This development coincided with the token clearing the $1 resistance level and a significant rise in market capitalization to approximately $402.67 million. Trading volume and open interest also reached substantial levels, reflecting a heavy influx of capital into new positions.

Entities

Coinglass · Velvet · OpenAI · Binance · Anthropic

Claims

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Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Velvet token surges 721% following launch of Velvet X platform

    The Velvet token has surged 721% in 90 days, driven by the launch of Velvet X, a SocialFi platform offering synthetic perpetuals on pre-IPO shares like SpaceX and OpenAI.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    VELVET cryptocurrency surges amid massive trading volume and rising leverage

    VELVET's price has surged over 500% in 90 days, driven by massive spikes in derivatives and spot trading volume, even as staking activity declines due to potential profit-taking.

Sources

ambcrypto.com · bitcoinethereumnews.com · nulltx.com · tradingview.com