The cryptocurrency market has seen a decline in recent days, with most major coins posting significant losses.

XRP (XRP) has fallen to the $0.48 level, while Ethereum (ETH) has dropped to $1,554, reflecting the broader market sentiment of increased uncertainty.

Despite the bleak short-term outlook for established coins, a new player called Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX) has emerged, raising over $1.7 million during its presale and turning heads in the market.

Bearish Momentum Builds as XRP Posts Three Consecutive Red Closes

XRP has posted two bearish daily closes in a row and looks likely to post a third today, signalling a potential continuation of its downward momentum.

After peaking at $0.549 in September, XRP has slid 12% in the weeks that followed, with the bears now firmly in control.

The decline is mainly due to speculative investors taking profits after a favourable court ruling for Ripple Labs against the SEC.

Nonetheless, some large XRP holders appear to be taking advantage of the lower prices, with one whale moving 409 million tokens from the Bitvavo exchange to a new wallet address on Tuesday.

At the time, this transfer represented over $200 million worth of XRP.

This has been viewed as a positive sign, with bulls interpreting it as high-net-worth investors accumulating XRP while price is low.

While this sentiment boost hasn’t immediately impacted XRP’s price, it does introduce an element of potential upside – making the token one to watch in the days ahead.

Ethereum Price Struggles to Break Key Resistance Despite Whale Accumulation

Like XRP, Ethereum has also struggled to gain positive momentum over the past few weeks.

ETH’s price has failed to break through key resistance levels around the 50-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) on the daily time frame, trading between $1,520 and $1,600 for nearly two weeks.

This sideways consolidation has also been attributed to profit-taking after ETH’s substantial gains throughout the final week of September.

The ETH price is now heading back to the support zone around $1,522, tested on October 12.

If this zone fails to hold, it could signal a deeper downtrend for Ethereum, possibly prompting a fall to the vital $1,500 level.

Nonetheless, there is a glimmer of hope for ETH bulls, with on-chain data showing that whale wallets holding over 1 million ETH have accumulated nearly a third of the total supply.

This hints that large investors likely see value in buying ETH at the current rate – signalling long-term confidence in Ethereum’s prospects despite its price struggles.

New BTC Mining Platform Bitcoin Minetrix Poised for Growth After Presale Raises $1.7m

While XRP and Ethereum struggle, emerging onto the scene is an innovative new cryptocurrency called Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX) that could be poised for significant growth thanks to its novel approach to Bitcoin mining.

This Ethereum-based platform uses a “Stake-to-Mine” model that allows everyday crypto investors to get involved in BTC mining without expensive hardware or technical expertise.

Although still in the final stages of its development, the developers have launched a limited-time presale for the native BTCMTX token, which has now raised over $1.7 million.

BTCMTX is central to the Bitcoin Minetrix ecosystem, used to acquire cloud mining power and for staking rewards, currently set at 330% per year.

Thus, holding and staking BTCMTX provides two potential passive income streams: BTC mining rewards and staking pool yields.

Backed by a strong team and growing support on X (formerly Twitter), Bitcoin Minetrix looks primed for growth ahead of the 2024 Bitcoin halving.

Several YouTubers have also chosen to endorse BTCMTX, including Satoshi Stacker, who discussed the project in a recent video to his 282,000 subscribers.

Investors can purchase BTCMTX tokens for $0.011 at bitcoinminetrix.com – although, due to the presale’s tiered structure, this price is only available for three more days.