Bitcoin held ground on Thursday morning ahead of the U.S. jobless claims data and was on track for a third consecutive weekly gain. Most altcoins among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization outperformed Bitcoin. XRP led gains after Ripple announced a new partnership with Kyoto Life Insurance in South Korea to support its tokenization push. Ripple’s XRP (XRP) led gains among crypto majors, while Bitcoin (BTC) edged higher on Thursday morning ahead of the initial jobless claims report later in the day. Consensus estimates expect jobless claims to be around 215,000. Last week’s reading came in at 219,000, ... (full story)