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Crypto in a snap
Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
have been consolidating in the range of $35,500 and $39,500 during the past seven days. The crypto logged a 0.9% gain during the period. Ether
ETHUSD,
gained 9.8% over the past seven trading sessions, trading at around $2,629.
Meme token Dogecoin
DOGEUSD,
lost 3%…