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Benzinga
Benzinga
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) edged lower, with the cryptocurrency prices trading below the $26,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also moved lower, trading below the key $1,700 mark this morning. U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 13,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 216,000 in the week ending Sept. 2, compared to market expectations of 234,000. Astar (CRYPTO: ASTR) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Synthetix (CRYPTO: SNX) turned out to be the biggest loser. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.04 trillion, recording a 24-hour d…