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The crypto market is currently in a fear-driven consolidation phase (F&G 28), with BTC dominance high as capital rotates away from risk-on altcoins. This materials science news is not a short-term catalyst, but it reinforces the structural shift toward sustainable energy infrastructure—a key narrative for institutional adoption of crypto assets tied to green energy, like hydrogen tokens or carbon credits.

A new trigonal-phase Co3O4 with octahedral coordination was developed, showing lower overpotential and reduced cobalt dissolution in acidic oxygen evolution reaction.