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      <description><![CDATA[The popular cross-chain trading system said it will reimburse losses after a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The euro is losing ground versus the greenback as spiking French bond yields revive memories of the European sovereign debt crisis.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Both sides agreed the 0.2% tax should be put off until July 1, if the court approves the deal, which will let the state and industry focus on the legal dispute.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Your day-ahead look for Oct. 1, 2026]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[U.S. markets are the envy of the world because investors trust that whoever owns a share owns it fully, writes Aaron Kaplan, founder of Promethum. The synthetic models cheapens that trust, shortchanges U.S. investors, and undercuts the issuer-led capital markets model. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.]]></description>
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