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Crypto is down (-2.4%) — Top: ARB -9.2%

Crypto prices drifted lower today (average -2.26%) as risk appetite softened after the latest Fed minutes reinforced the possibility of another rate hike this year, keeping liquidity conditions tight and prompting traders to de-risk across higher-beta tokens. The sharper drawdowns in names like Arbitrum and Cardano were consistent with a broader rotation out of altcoins rather than a single token-specific headline, while the fact that “only Bitcoin reacted” to the Fed narrative underscores how macro news can pull attention toward the most liquid asset and leave the rest of the market to fade. Meanwhile, constructive institutional headlines such as Wells Fargo’s reported talks with Kraken’s parent and Schwab’s note on investor interest provided longer-term context but did not offset the immediate pressure from rate-sensitive positioning.

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