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Kaspa (KAS) Hits New All-Time High, Can It Climb Higher? Indicators Weigh In

source-logo  coinedition.com 20 February 2024 16:25, UTC

Kaspa (KAS) has made headlines for its outstanding performance in the cryptocurrency market, especially after it set an all-time high. Moreover, in the last week, Kaspa has gained 32.10%, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market, which rose by 6.70%, and L1 cryptocurrencies, which grew by 5.70%.

KAS/USD 24-hour price chart (source: CoinStats)

This rally is the most extended series of gains for Kaspa since its outstanding increase during October-November of last year. At press time, KAS was trading at $0.1858, a 12.84% surge from the intra-day low.

Kaspa Outperforms Market Expectations

During the rally, Kaspa’s trading volume skyrocketed by 186.50% in the last 24 hours, hitting $115,381,070. This increase in market activity indicates increasing demand for Kaspa, further confirmed by its most recent record high of $0.1894. Concurrently, the market capitalization soared to $4,277,352,844, a 14.55% surge.

The rally of Kaspa to its new all-time high has become the focus for investors and analysts. The token’s ability to overcome $0.18 has placed it in front of well-known competitors like Cosmos (ATOM) and Theta (TAO) in terms of the token price. However, some claim there is much room for growth in this market area, and Kaspa is expected to reach the top 10 currencies within the market cap.

New all-time high at #Kaspa 🔥$kas has reached over 18 cents and is seemingly unstoppable 🚨#crypto #btc #bullrun pic.twitter.com/jJZiglM72v

— KASPA Enthusiast 𐤊 (@KASPAEnthusiast) February 19, 2024

The success of Kaspa is based on the unorthodox use of blockchain technology, which uses a combination of proof-of-work and GHOSTDAG protocol. The novel protocol allows blocks to be accepted simultaneously, eliminating the usual problem of orphan blocks and enabling faster transaction confirmation. Currently, a new block per second is created by Kaspa, the goal of this project is to reach ten and then even 100 blocks per second, thus revolutionizing the whole concept of blockchain efficiency.

Kaspa $KAS is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency with the GHOSTDAG protocol, utilizing a blockDAG to achieve high block rates (currently one per second, aiming for 10/sec, dreaming of 100/sec) and minimal confirmation times. pic.twitter.com/1LKxDtjcan

— CryptoOwl (@theowlcrypto) February 16, 2024

Enhancing Network Capabilities

To help its fast growth, Kaspa has implemented several functionalities that allow for better network performance. These are reachability checks to guarantee network integrity, blockdata pruning for economical data management, and SPV proofs for transaction simplification. The subnetwork support also paves the way for improvements that can result in new security features and transaction-handling techniques.

KAS/USD Analysis

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) rating of 76.42 on the KAS/USD 4-hour price chart, which is heading downward, indicates that the asset is overbought and may be due for a correction. If the RSI continues to dip below 70, it may suggest a shift in market sentiment toward selling pressure.


KAS/USD 4-hour price chart (source: TradingView)

Furthermore, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) movement above its signal line with a rating of 0.009385 suggests positive momentum in the short term. The MACD histogram also shows an increase in positive momentum, implying that the price will continue to rise. If the MACD remains above the signal line and the histogram shows positive momentum, the asset will likely see more price increases.

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