Cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced to launch new blockchain named OKBChain in Q1. As a result, OKX’s native token OKB reached an all-time high with a more than 15% hike on Thursday.
OKBChain will be different from the EVM-compatible smart contract protocol OKXChain. POS-based OKBChain would help in the development of the OKB decentralized ecosystem.
OKExChain is more focused on providing a decentralized platform for developers to build and deploy dApps, while OKBChain is more focused on providing business solutions to enterprises.
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Following the news, OKB rose rapidly by more than 15% on Thursday. At press time, OKB crypto trades at $48.4 against the USDT pair.
Amidst the ongoing bullish trend, OKB has registered a latest all-time high at $52.8 on 16 February. While the bulls are aggressively pumping the altcoin, the bears also attempted to drag it back below $50. As of now, the $50 zone appears as an immediate hurdle.
The Fibonacci retracement shows the next target near $65 (1.618 level) if the market bulls manage to hold the OKB price above $50. Furthermore, a higher increase in bitcoin could accelerate OKB Coin’s momentum toward the next resistance.
Meanwhile, market leader bitcoin also surpassed its 8-month high since August. As a result, the total crypto market cap grew by 5.6% to $1.11 trillion on February 16.