• Bitcoin rose 1.9% in the past 24 hours to trade at US$19,576 as of 8:30 a.m. in Hong Kong, while Ether gained 4.3% to trade at US$1,368, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Solana also posted strong gains, rising 4.6% to trade at US$29.33, while Cardano was up 2.7% to change hands at US$0.36;