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Crypto is up (+1.1%) — Top: AAVE +9.5%

Crypto prices are modestly higher on average today, led by a sharp rebound in Ethereum (up about 6–7%) and DeFi-linked tokens like Aave (+9.5%), as traders responded to signs of improving regulatory clarity after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass a crypto market structure bill. That constructive policy headline helped offset lingering macro and geopolitical caution flagged in recent coverage of renewed Middle East tensions, which had pressured majors earlier. Separately, reports of Bhutan reducing its bitcoin holdings and Bithumb pursuing recovery after a trading error read as idiosyncratic, supply-and-market-structure stories rather than broad risk drivers, leaving the day’s tone primarily shaped by regulation-sensitive flows into ETH and related protocols.

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04:42 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Urges Congress to Pass Crypto Market Structure Bill CoinGape 04:13 Bitcoin under $71,000, ETH, SOL, XRP drop as Iran ceasefire frays within 48 hours of being signed BTC ETH CoinDesk 03:09 Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak BTC The Block 02:04 Bithumb turns to legal action to recover lost bitcoin in ‘fat finger’ incident: report BTC The Block 23:00 Solana hits record 167M holders in April – Will SOL price follow?  SOL AMBCrypto 22:00 Dash surges 13% weekly: Are bulls in control amid $41.46M derivatives inflows? AMBCrypto 21:23 Argentina Reviews Phone Logs in LIBRA Case Linked to Javier Milei (Report) CryptoPotato 20:41 Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $143 Million in BTC, Slashes Production Costs BTC Decrypt
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