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Cryptocurrency
Ripple (XRP) is trending bearish on Thursday, down about 5% in the last 24 hours to $1.40,
Bitcoin (BTC) lost 3% in 24 hours to $71.4, underperforming a flat S&P 500 as Michael Saylor, Strategy Inc. chairman and co-founder, sold 32 Bitcoins for roughly $2.5 million between May 26 and May 31 to fund preferred stock dividend payments.
Ripple (XRP) price dipped more than 4% to $1.28 on Monday as investor sentiment continued to decline amidst 1 billion XRP unlocked from escrow.
Ethereum (ETHUSD) declined below $2k as sellers continue to dominate trading activities in the cryptocurrency market.
Giving up its slight gains, Dogecoin (DOGEUSD) slipped slightly to $0.1006 in the last trading session of May, driven by profit-taking across memecoins.
Zcash (ZECUSD) rose by 5.05% to $546.98 amid weak cryptocurrency market conditions, after significant sell pressure had driven its market value lower.
Hedera (HBARUSD) gained 5.02% over 24 hours to $0.0975, significantly outperforming a flat Bitcoin and the broader market, driven primarily by a surge in leveraged derivatives positioning and whale accumulation.