Ethereum and Solana Lead Crypto Market Gains as Upgrades and Influx of Traders Boost Optimism
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Ethereum (ETH) price jumps 4% to $2,324; core developers move forward with next upgrade called DenCun to reduce gas fees and improve capacity
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Optimism (OP) token surges 27% as Ethereum scaling solutions gain momentum
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Polygon's MATIC climbs over 8% while competing layer-1 Solana (SOL) continues blistering growth, briefly becoming 4th largest crypto
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Solana sees influx of meme coin and NFT traders though Ethereum still leads in NFT volume
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Bitcoin price flat but up 4% over past week, while Solana jumps 28% over the same timeframe as investors eye future growth