QSP, XDB and AST post double-digit gains amid sideways moving market

cointelegraph.com:

Activity across the cryptocurrency market has been largely subdued on April 15 as traders in the United States have taken an early weekend thanks to the closure of financial markets for the observance of Good Friday.

A survey of the top 20 tokens indicates a relatively flat trading day, with Bitcoin (BTC) clinging to support above $40,000. Several lower-ranking altcoins managed to post double-digit gains on the back of recent protocol developments.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were Quantstamp (QSP), DigitalBits (XDB) and AirSwap (AST).

Blockchain security and code audit provider Quantstamp led the altcoin charge as its token price spiked 35% on Friday to reach a daily high of $0.0804.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for QSP on April 14, prior to the recent price rise.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for QSP spiked into the green and hit a high of 76 on April 14, around three hours before the price increased 35% over the next day.

The move higher for QSP follows the launch of NFT Combinator, a new platform created by Quantstamp that is designed to help incubate up-and-coming digital artists and help them launch their early collections.

DigitalBits is a protocol layer blockchain that is specifically designed to support brand currencies and consumer digital assets.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of XDB