Japan's Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely. A sharp sell-off in Asian semiconductor stocks, led by steep drops in Japan’s Nikkei and Taiwan Semiconductor, spilled into crypto markets and dragged major tokens lower on Friday. Ether fell about 4 percent to $1,850, underperforming bitcoin despite strong inflows of nearly $97 million into U.S. spot ether ETFs this week, most of it into BlackRock’s funds. Market participants de…
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