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In crypto markets, Uniswap surged twenty-two percent after Standard Chartered set a long-term price target of one hundred dollars, sparking a broad altcoin rally. Solana and HYPE joined the move while bitcoin held steady near sixty-six thousand dollars ahead of the Federal Reserve's first meeting under new chair Kevin Warsh.
Meanwhile, XRP told a different story. The token briefly broke above key resistance before heavy selling pushed it back under one dollar and twenty-three cents. Rising volume suggested traders were using the rally as an exit, not an entry — a reminder that breakouts without conviction tend not to hold.
On the geopolitical technology front, the United States has held off on formally blacklisting China's DeepSeek, even as more than one hundred other firms have been flagged as security risks. The decision reflects the difficult balance Washington faces between restricting Chinese AI access and managing diplomatic and economic fallout from sweeping tech bans.
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