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Crypto is up (+2.5%) — Top: BCH +29.5%

Crypto markets moved higher on average (+2.39%) as traders leaned into a renewed “risk-on” tone driven by derivatives and infrastructure headlines, with the clearest example being Bitcoin Cash’s sharp rally (+29.54%) after reports that CME plans to launch BCH futures, a development that can broaden institutional access and improve liquidity. DeFi-linked tokens also outperformed, with Uniswap (UNI) up strongly (roughly +17%) alongside a broader bid for on-chain activity as EigenLayer’s total value locked surpassed $11 billion, reinforcing the market’s focus on scalable yield and restaking primitives. Separately, AI-related narratives continued to support sentiment at the margin, with BlackRock highlighting crypto’s “underappreciated” AI demand potential and contributing to the rotation into select AI-adjacent names.

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06:04 Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Explode by Double Digits as CME Announces Futures Launch BTC BCH CryptoPotato 05:30 EigenLayer Total Value Locked Crosses $11 Billion ETH Bitcoinist 04:33 AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock Cointelegraph 04:02 Daily Crypto Discussion Reddit r/CryptoCurrency 04:00 Akash Network rallies 14% as AI rotation meets whale buying – Can AKT hold THIS? AMBCrypto 03:33 OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports Cointelegraph 02:25 Lawmakers Rush to Replace the Clarity Act: What Will They Sacrifice to Get It Through? BeInCrypto 01:52 Bessent Could Add AI Czar Title to Treasury Chief: Conflict Ahead? BeInCrypto
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