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After failing to maintain the recovery rally that peaked close to the 200-day moving average, Bitcoin is still under a lot of pressure. The longer-term bearish structure was validated by the $82,000 rejection, which also set off another wave of selling that drove Bitcoin back toward $58,000.

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XRP recorded its strongest network growth in three months as traders defended key support despite bearish derivatives sentiment.

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XRP's liquidity in trad banking corridors is no longer just speculation: SWIFT-linked banks are getting to embrace it early.

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The Agave v4.2 release could enhance Solana's scalability and efficiency, but may also challenge smaller validators, impacting network decentralization. Anza publishes Solana's Agave v4.2 release schedule targeting Aug. 17.