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Bitcoin Hovers at $62K While Pepe Hits Record High as GameStop Extends Rally

Dog-themed floki (FLOKI) zoomed 12%, the highest among the top 50 tokens by market capitalization, while pepe (PEPE) jumped 5% to a new lifetime peak.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Fee Crash Could Lead to Faster Miner Selling, Analysts Say

Bitcoin's mean transaction fee has reversed the post-halving Runes-led spike, squeezing miners' revenue.

Farm, miner. (rebcenter-moscow/Pixbay)

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GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge

“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Market Activity Suggests Looming U.S. Inflation Data May Be Non-Event

The way bitcoin options are priced suggests Wednesday's CPI report, though pivotal, may do little to disturb the calm in the crypto market.

food shopping in brown bags

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Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction

User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the introduction of the Runes protocol, which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

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Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $39M Outflows on Monday: Farside Investors

Previous outflows hovered around the $6 million mark, signaling a significant uptick in negative flows on Monday.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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Solana Meme Coins, GameStop Stock Rocket as 'Roaring Kitty' Returns on X

In addition to common stocks, opportunistic crypto developers issued scores of meme coins on various blockchains to capitalize on the hype.

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)

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Bitcoin Below $60K Could Trigger 'Panic' Selling, Crypto Analyst Says

One trader said recent declines are likely related to miners' asset sell-offs and fears of tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Panic. (Andrey Metelev/Unsplash)

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Stablecoin Expansion Stalls Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data

Wednesday's U.S. CPI data is expected to show the cost of living likely increased 3.4% over the year in April, a moderation from March's 3.5%.

Combined market cap of USDT, USDC, DAI with BTC's price and total crypto market cap. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Metaplanet Makes Bitcoin a Reserve Asset as Japan’s Debt Mountain Grows

The announcement comes as the yen, one of the top five global reserve currencies, bears the brunt of Japan's fiscal imprudence.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

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