📊BTC Rallies Above $88K for the First Time in 3 Weeks
Happy Monday, Defiers!
Crypto markets kicked off the week in the green as investor sentiment was buoyed by Strategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase.
In other news, onchain social network Zora is getting heat for the timing of its upcoming airdrop, a week after Base’s controversial memecoin launch on the platform.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock markets are down as escalating trade tensions continue to rattle investors.
✍️ In today’s newsletter:
- BTC briefly breaks above $88K after Saylor reveals Strategy’s latest buy
- Critics come for Coinbase and Zora ahead of ZORA TGE
- Synthetix’s sUSD slips below $0.70 after protocol update
- Galaxy proposes new voting system for Solana inflation
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Bitcoin spiked above $88,000 for the first time in three weeks before retracing, after Strategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase. Meanwhile, ETH, XRP, and SOL are trading flat over the past 24 hours.
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