Bitcoin Transaction Fee Record, Celo Chooses OP Stack for L2

Apr 22, 2024

After significantly outperforming equities leading up to its halving event on Friday, BTC -0.54% continued its upward trend over the weekend, now trading just below $66k. ETH -1.70% has generally followed suit, although continuing to lag behind BTC, with its current price around $3200. SOL -3.43% , meanwhile, has continued its strong rebound from the recent price slide, reaching $156 yesterday, currently trading slightly below that level. The crypto market is broadly performing well today, with no particular themes overshadowing others, but some noteworthy outperformers include IMX and OP, as well as AI-adjacent tokens like NEAR -2.53% and RNDR. Equity indices have seen slight gains so far today, with the financials sector leading the charge. Earnings season begins in earnest this week, with Q1 numbers expected from Meta, Microsoft, and Google. Additionally, significant economic data to watch for this week includes Q1 GDP, with a current forecast of 2.5%, scheduled for release on Thursday and Core PCE arriving on Friday.

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