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Bitcoin rises above $63,000 on July 4
Bitcoin rose above $63,000 on July 4, 2026, its highest level in two weeks. XRP led gains, overtaking USDC to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value.
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Bitcoin climbed above $63,000 on July 4, 2026, its highest level in two weeks, CoinDesk reported. The token rose 1.4 percent over 24 hours and 3.6 percent over the week. XRP jumped more than 5 percent to $1.18 and nearly 10 percent for the week.
It overtook USDC to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value at about $73 billion. Ether added 3.2 percent to about $1,793 and gained 11. Dogecoin rose 2.6 percent.
Solana held near $82.50 with a 13.2 percent weekly gain. The moves followed a soft June jobs report and comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh that inflation risks have come down. U.S. markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday, leaving trading thin.
Bitcoin entered the third quarter at 21-month lows and has recovered the ground lost in June's final slide. Whether the momentum holds turns on the coming U.S. inflation print and on whether buying continues once U.S.
Desks return from the holiday.
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