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Crypto is down (-2.4%) — Top: NEAR -15.1%

Crypto markets traded lower on average (-2.39%) as risk appetite softened, with sharper drawdowns in higher-beta altcoins suggesting a broad de-risking move rather than a single-asset shock. The day’s newsflow leaned toward longer-term themes like AI and quantum security in Bitcoin Core and Zcash’s quantum-resistance roadmap, which helped explain relative interest in security narratives but did little to offset near-term selling pressure. Reports of large ETH whale losses likely added to caution around leverage and liquidity, amplifying downside in majors and spilling over into names like NEAR, ADA, and AVAX.

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