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Crypto is down (-2.3%) β€” Top: NEAR -15.1%

Crypto markets traded broadly lower (average -2.16%) as risk appetite faded and selling concentrated in higher-beta altcoins, with sharp drawdowns in NEAR, ADA, and AVAX suggesting a de-risking move rather than a coin-specific catalyst. While headlines highlighted ongoing infrastructure and adoption efforts such as WhiteBIT’s Lightning Network integration and potential Samsung-enabled Solana stablecoin transfers, these were not enough to offset the day’s defensive tone, and negative discourse around XRP’s decentralization added to the cautious backdrop. In that context, the market’s focus remained on near-term positioning and volatility management, leaving even fundamentally constructive tokenization narratives from Wall Street as longer-dated themes rather than immediate support for prices.

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