09:34 UTC — OKB, MNT and VV tokens rise as major cryptocurrencies trade listless

Tokens such asOKB, MNT and VVV have gained 6% or more over the past 24 hours, ranking among the best-performing assets in the top 100 by market capitalization.

These gains, however, are not due to funds rotating out of the majors. That’s clear from bitcoin’s dominance rate, which remains steady at around 59%—the same level it has held since July.

The dominance rate measures a cryptocurrency’s share in the total market value.

09:18 UTC — U.S. inflation is stickier than July's mild CPI suggests. BTC trades choppy

The CPI report showed inflation slowed in July amid a short retreat in energy prices.

In a blog post Wednesday, Shedlock noted that temporary drops in energy and gasoline prices make the headline figure look small. However, underneath, inflation remained sticky and food prices are undercounted by Bureau of Labor Statistics methods. He also argued that the index ignores key housing costs such as property taxes, insurance and home prices.

This could be why the marginal month‑on‑month increase and the year‑on‑year decline in CPI did not translate into a material softening of the Dollar Index, and therefore offered little support for bitcoin (BTC).

The cryptocurrency continues to trade choppy under $64,000.