Bitcoin Taps $80,000 as ETH, XRP Gain Between 3% and 6% Ahead of Jackson Hole
Bitcoin at $80,000, traders watching key levels for push higher or pullback. Spot ETFs continue to witness net inflows.
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Raoul Pal Says Most People Think Crypto Is About Tokens Going Up and Down, but Today It Is About 'Owning' the Operating System of the Next Economy
Macro investor Raoul Pal said on Wednesday, August 5, that cryptocurrency's real significance lies in enabling AI agentic finance, rather than token price moves.
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