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Liquid staking tokens also rise on Wednesday. Bitcoin holds steady above $28,000.

Liquidations refer to the forced closure of bullish long and bearish short positions in leveraged perpetual futures markets. They often exacerbate price moves.

Jobless claims beat expectations by an even wider margin than in the initial report, after a revision Thursday. Crypto investors largely ignored the change, although the increasing jobless figures bode well for the market.

The move continues a 2023 rally that has now seen the most popular crypto gain more than 80%.

Max Williams, chief operating officer at Runa Digital Assets, noted the upgrade will allow developers to focus on improving users' experience.

An industry report is expected to outline best practices in areas including due diligence and risk management.

Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.

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The token was up more than 5%. Institutional investors remain in wait-and-see mode, says one analyst.

HashKey has also expanded its OTC service by expanding its liquidity coverage and range of tokens in the spot market.