Bitcoin Holds Near $67,000 as CPI and Labor Data Loom, Ripple and Aviva Bring UK Insurance Funds to XRP Ledger, Dogecoin Founder Rebuts Satoshi Rumors
Bitcoin is trading around $67,000 after retreating from a recent peak near $71,500, with traders watching U.S. labor figures and an upcoming CPI release that could sway rate expectations. Ripple has unveiled a partnership with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional fund and insurance products on the XRP Ledger, signaling a push into the UK’s regulated insurance market. At the same time, Dogecoin cofounder Billy Markus has sharply criticized speculation on Polymarket that assigns odds to Jeffrey Epstein being identified as Satoshi Nakamoto.