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Bitcoin holds near $87K as Zcash jumps 10% on reserve-bill buzz
Zcash jumped ~10% above $1,616 as Bitcoin held near $87K; traders pointed to a House Bitcoin-reserve bill advance and the SEC’s tokenized-stock exemption.
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