Flow (CRYPTO: FLOW) was the best performing crypto token over the last week, rallying 47% over the last seven days. The news was largely driven by an announcement regarding the blockchain’s partnership with Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ: META) Instagram to bring NFTs to the social media platform.
| Flow (FLOW) | +47% | $42.40 On April 05, 2021 | -93% |
| Decred (DCR) | +35% | $247.35 On April 17, 2021 | -85% |
| Trust Wallet Token (TWT) | +24.4% | $1.5 On April 09, 2021 | -20% |
| Theta Network (THETA) | +21.72% | $15.72 On April 16, 2021 | -89% |
| Quant (QNT) | +21% | $427.42 On Sept. 11, 2021 | -70% |
The native token of the Flow blockchain extended a seven-day rally to a three-month high of $2.97 on Monday. FLOW’s price action followed an announcement that Instagram had added support for the Flow blockchain for users to mint NFTs directly on the app.
And we’re just getting started. The Flow community is ALWAYS building, which is why we continue to reach new all-time highs, like the 1.4 MILLION transacting users last week that set a new record #onFlow (3/4)https://t.co/uJ8qAlLmgM— Flow (@flow_blockchain) August 7, 2022
Another token that saw the positive effects of the Meta partnership was the native token of crypto wallet provider Trust Wallet. The Trust Wallet Token (CRYPTO: TWT) rallied to a four-month high of $1.18 after Meta announced Trust Wallet as the main partner wallet for the Meta and Instagram NFT initiative.
We're proud to be a main partner wallet for the @Meta and @instagram #NFT initiative!We support both #Ethereum and #Polygon #NFTs available on #instagram .
Download #TrustWallet now to get prepared for the future rollouts! Link in comments https://t.co/uuOBXthNRn pic.twitter.com/7FFk3ruY0e
— Trust - Crypto Wallet (@TrustWallet) August 4, 2022
Hybrid blockchain Decred (CRYPTO: DCR) gained an impressive 125% over a few hours on Aug. 6. As per data from Benzinga Pro, DCR saw a sharp surge from $27.79 to $63.80 on Saturday.
#Decred Ticket prices are also the highest they’ve been for a few months. The ticket pool continues to reach new highs as those precious $DCR coins get locked up and taken off the market. The supply squeeze continues. Only 4 million coins left in circulation!#DCRDATA #DCRDEX pic.twitter.com/IZqe3jtlgC— Decred Society (@DecredSociety) August 6, 2022
Altcoins Rally As Bitcoin Breaches $23,500
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded between $22,500 and $23,500 over the week and its dominance accounted for 40.36% of the cryptocurrency market. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) traded between a low of $1,570 and a high of $1,744 over the last seven days.
Altcoins such as Quant (CRYPTO: QNT) and Theta Network (CRYPTO: THETA) also saw significant rallies over the past week, sparking debates that an alt season may be underway.
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