Solana and Avalanche price lead among large-cap altcoins on Dec. 21 as Bitcoin price hovers near $44,000. The steady bullish momentum in altcoins comes after Bitcoin price failed to secure the $45,000 level, which has stood as resistance since the initial run-up on Dec. 5. With $45,000 standing as the current resistance level, Bitcoin’s market dominance…

Correction: This article was corrected on Dec. 22 to reflect that it was Will Clemente who suggested Coinbase (COIN) shares will likely serve as an “index play” for traditional finance firms, not Blockware’s Mitchell Askew. Coinbase (COIN) shares could serve as an “index play” for traditional finance firms looking for a way to gain wide…

A strong 18% surge in the price of Solana over the past 24 hours has boosted the cryptocurrency to the fourth spot in market capitalization — the first time it’s done so in over two years. The latest surge has led to Solana’s market cap to reach $41.9 billion, flipping that of Binance Chain’s BNB’s now…