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Prices as of 5pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $2.58T | โ 0.4% | โ 8.4% |
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BTC $69,388 | โ 0.4% | โ 5.2% |
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ETH $3,749 | โ 0.1% | โ 24.0% |
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With ETH climbing more than 25% in the past week, itโs clear traders are looking to up their exposure to the asset, but investors are also bidding up assets across the EVM ecosystem that they see as beta plays on potential ETF approval.
Today, weโre taking a look at some of the plays already catching fire, and the tokens and ecosystems that could be poised to take off at any moment. ๐
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