The crypto market bounced back from a mid-week lull on Thursday, with bitcoin BTC$62,728.96 rising by 1.2% since midnight UTC to $63,000 while ether (ETH) advanced 0.75% to $1,755.
The move tracked U.S. stock market gains, as Nasdaq 100 index futures added 2.6% over the past 24 hours despite the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
U.S. Central Command said it hit 90 military targets in the latest round of airstrikes, which took place 24 hours after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was over.
Markets initially sold off at the time, but crypto remained resilient, rallying from oversold territory to extend a relatively hot streak since the turn of the month.
Bitcoin is now 9% higher than June's monthly close and a selection of altcoins has continued to outperform with lighter (LIT) and ether.fi (ETHFI) surging by around 35% over the same period.
Stablecoin market cap fell to $312B in June, its largest monthly drop since TerraUSD, while tokenized equity volumes surged 145% to a record $3.86B.
Stablecoin market cap fell to $312B in June, its largest monthly drop since TerraUSD, while tokenized equity volumes surged 145% to a record $3.86B.
Stablecoin market cap fell to $312B in June, its largest monthly drop since TerraUSD, while tokenized equity volumes surged 145% to a record $3.86B.
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