Crypto Markets Climb as SEC Statement on Staking Boosts Sentiment
Bitcoin rises to $115,000, while Ethereum climbs to $3,700 amid renewed investor optimism.
Crypto markets edged higher on Wednesday, lifted by a wave of renewed investor optimism fueled by pro-crypto signals from U.S. policymakers and President Donald Trump.
Both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are up nearly 2% on the day, trading at $115,000 and $3,700, respectively. Other large-cap altcoins also posted modest gains: XRP edged up to $3.01 while Solana (SOL) climbed 3.4% to just under $170.
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has risen 1.5% on the day to around $3.84 trillion, according to CoinGecko. Trading volume over the same timeframe reached $131 billion.
Over the past 24 hours, more than $216 million in crypto…
