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Citizen Daily Brief

Crypto Markets Fight Back ($)

gm Bankless Citizen, investors seemed to shrug off fears of an economic slowdown on Thursday, with crypto seeing gains across the board.
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Aug 8, 2024 β€’ 3 min read
Crypto Markets Fight Back
Published on Aug 8, 2024
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NEED TO KNOW
FTX Ordered to Pay $12.7B
  1. πŸ’Έ FTX & Alameda Ordered to Pay $12.7B to Customers. The order bans both firms from further trading of digital assets.
  2. πŸ“ˆ XRP Pumps As Ripple Trial Ends with $125M Fine. The SEC's planned mega-fine was slashed considerably by a federal judge.
  3. πŸ‘Ύ Blast's Top Memecoin Abandons the Chain for Solana. Pacmoon is migrating chains, upset with Blast's team over a lack of support.

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MARKET VIBES
Crypto Fights Back

πŸ“Έ Daily Market Snapshot: Wall Street rebuked bears on Thursday, with indexes gaining big off of investor fervor over declining jobless claims. Crypto popped, with BTC reclaiming $60K and ETH pushing above $2,600. Both assets were still down on the week, yet are up considerably off of the week's brutal lows.

Prices as of 6pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.12T β†— 8.3% β†˜8.2%
BTC $60,835 β†— 9.8% β†˜6.2%
ETH $2,627 β†— 11.4% β†˜17.2%
AERO $0.72 β†— 12.0% β†˜10.7%

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How to Short Solana Memecoins
Bankless Author: William M. Peaster

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