AVAX and NEAR Top Weekly Crypto Gains While Bitcoin and Ether Slide
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Avalanche's AVAX and Near Protocol's NEAR topped weekly crypto gains, up 50% and 18% respectively.
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Bitcoin lost ground, dropping 3% on the week, while ether fell 6%.
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BlackRock filed for a spot ETH ETF, briefly lifting ETH prices 2% to $2,080.
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CoinShares secured an option to buy Valkyrie's ETF unit, eyeing a US foothold amid SEC spot BTC ETF prospects.
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Blockchain addresses holding at least $1,000 in BTC hit a record high of over 8 million, despite BTC's price 47% below its peak.