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Crypto is up (+1.2%) — Top: AAVE +9.5%

Crypto prices traded higher on average (+1.23%) as risk appetite improved alongside a clearer regulatory narrative, with headlines around Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging Congress to pass a crypto market structure bill reinforcing expectations of more defined rules for major assets. That backdrop helped lift large-cap names such as Ethereum (up about 6–7%), even as CoinDesk noted ongoing macro-geopolitical overhangs tied to a fragile Iran ceasefire that had recently pressured bitcoin and other majors. The day’s gains look driven less by a single token-specific catalyst and more by a broad repricing toward regulatory clarity after a bout of risk-off positioning.

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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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