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Bitcoin (BTC) is testing $98,000, remaining sluggish but slowly climbing towards $100,000. The flagship cryptocurrency is up over 1%, trading around $99,100, as buyers look to maintain control. BTC has traded between $97,000 and $98,000 in the past 24 hours, with neither buyers nor sellers able to influence the price decisively.  The crypto market is in the green after a sluggish weekend, with most cryptocurrencies registering notable price increases. Ethereum (ETH) is up over 2%, trading just under $2,700. Ripple (XRP) is up nearly 4%, trading around $2.48, while Solana (SOL) is up 1.25%. Cardano (ADA) is up a staggering 12.50%, and Dogecoin (DOGE) is up over 5%, trading above $0.262. Chainlink (LINK), Tron (TRX), Avalanche (AVAX), Stellar (XLM), Litecoin (LTC), SUI, Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) also registered substantial gains.  OCC And CFPB See Changes In Crypto Approach  The crypto industry cheered as two more agencies could change their approach to crypto under new leadership: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), one of the US’s chief banking regulators, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is effectively being shuttered. The crypto sector has had a testy relationship with the banking sector. However, it is expected to be mitigated by the arrival of Rodney Hood, the stand-in chief at the OCC. Hood is the crypto-friendly former chairman of the US credit union watchdog. As with other key positions, Donald Trump has nominated someone who fully embraces crypto and blockchain technology. Hood had stated while running the credit union agency,  “Cryptocurrency needs to be a part of the credit union system. If you don’t have it, it’s going to hurt your ability to compete with other financial services providers.” Meanwhile, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the watchdog established after the global financial meltdown in 2008, could potentially…

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