In the fourth week of October (October 23-29, 2017) there was a slight reduction in total cryptocurrency market capitalization from $172.59 to $169.1 billion, i.e. by 2% (see Table 1.1). During the period from October 23-29, the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin exchange rates fell by 4.68%, 1.39% and 6.18%, respectively.
Over the week the Bitcoin exchange rate depreciated from $6,036.66 to $5,754.40. Since the beginning of the month, the exchange rate has ranged from $4,164.05 (on October 5, 2017) to $6,255.71 (on October 29, 2017), i.e. by more than $2,000.
Over the week the Ethereum exchange rate fell from $300.55 to $296.40. Since the start of the month, the exchange rate of this cryptocurrency has ranged from $277.57 (on October 23, 2017) to $349.35 (on October 16, 2017), i.e. by more than $70.
The cryptocurrency dominance indicators on the market did not change markedly, and equaled 56.7% (Bitcoin), 16.7% (Ethereum), and 1.7% (Litecoin) of total cryptocurrency market capitalization. Altcoin dominance (%) increased slightly during the week, and equaled 43.3%.
The Smith + Crown Index in October ranged from 8,713 to 11,800 due to market fluctuations and the performance of two cryptocurrency hard forks. As at October 29, 2017, the index equaled 11,054.
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