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Bullish Market Bounce ($)

gm Bankless Citizen, some long-awaited reassurance from Federal Reserve Chair Powell sent crypto markets surging. Can the market sustain the pump?
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Aug 23, 20243 min read
Bullish Market Bounce
Published on Aug 23, 2024
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NEED TO KNOW
Rate Cuts Incoming
  1. ✂️ Jerome Powell Gets Ready to Cut Interest Rates. At a Jackson Hole summit, Powell signaled it would soon be time to cut rates.
  2. 🚀 Sony Introduces Soneium Ethereum L2. It's one of the biggest mainstream names to launch its own chain this cycle.
  3. 🇮🇳 WazirX Starts Rupee Withdrawals Following Major Hack. Crypto withdrawals are still unable to be processed after the disastrous attack.
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MARKET VIBES
Bullish Bounce

📸 Daily Market Snapshot: Markets finally got their long-awaited signal from Fed chairman Powell that interest rate cuts are coming. The news sent markets climbing higher, with BTC pushing toward $64K and ETH climbing over $2,750.

Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.24T ↗ 4.9% ↗ 7.7%
BTC $63,690 ↗ 4.0% ↗ 7.4%
ETH $2,755 ↗ 5.1% ↗ 5.5%
APT $7.15 ↗ 11.0% ↗ 20.2%

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New Token Rating: Aptos has ripped 60% off its August lows. Is it time to bid APT?
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INVEST
This Week's Yield Opps

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