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Bitcoin above $81,000 as NEAR jumps 23% on ZEC swap surge

  • Bitcoin above $81,000, up less than 1% in 24 hours
  • NEAR +23% to $4 on sixfold growth in ZEC volumes via NEAR Intents
  • ZEC +3% to $1,500, BNB +2% to $777, ETH and HYPE +2%
  • Asian stocks +1%, Brent fell 2% to $101 amid US-China talks
Why it matters: NEAR's rally shows the token is benefiting from ZEC swap traffic, while the market awaits the Fed's late-October meetings.
Source: CoinDesk