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Fear Grips Wall Street

gm Bankless Nation, ETH fell back below $3k today, but investor concerns were elsewhere as top stateside stock exchanges took major hits.
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Aug 2, 2024 β€’ 3 min read
Fear Grips Wall Street
Published on Aug 2, 2024
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Fear Grips Wall Street
  1. 😨 Grim U.S. Job Numbers Roil Markets. Volatility is back on the menu.
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  2. πŸ“ˆ Polymarket Surpasses $1B in Total Trading Volume. The popular predictions market had its best month ever in July as it attracted more election attention.
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  3. 🏦 Morgan Stanley Advisors Soon Can Offer BTC ETFs to Clients. Financial advisors at the financial giant will be able to offer BTC ETFs to clients with net worths north of $1.5 million.
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MARKET VIBES
Correction O'Clock

πŸ“Έ Daily Market Snapshot: Recession fears reignited as brutal July job numbers were released. The Nasdaq officially entered correction territory with today's 2.4% decline bringing it down 10% from its most recent all-time high. The fear also spread to crypto, bringing ETH down 5% on the day, with alts crashing hard as well.

Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.22T β†˜3.9% β†˜7.9%
BTC $61,860 β†˜4.5% β†˜8.8%
ETH $2,991 β†˜5.3% β†˜8.3%
W $0.225 β†˜6.1% β†˜22.2%

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