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Benzinga
Benzinga
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded higher, with the cryptocurrency prices rising above the key $30,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also moved higher, trading above the key $1,900 mark this morning. U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 9,000 from the earlier week to 228,000 in the week ending July 15, versus market expectations of 242,000. Stellar (CRYPTO: XLM) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Rocket Pool (CRYPTO: RPL) turned out to be the biggest loser. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.22 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 1.2%. BTC…