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Crypto is up (+0.6%) — Top: NEAR +12.5%

Crypto prices edged higher on average as market sentiment improved on signs of deepening institutional participation, with CoinDesk’s report on Bitcoin options coming to Nasdaq reinforcing expectations of more robust, regulated access and liquidity. That constructive backdrop helped lift majors like Ethereum (+2.1%) and supported broader risk appetite, while NEAR’s outsized jump (+12.5%) suggests traders leaned into higher-beta names as conditions firmed. At the same time, headlines highlighting large bearish positioning in Bitcoin derivatives (including a $74 million Hyperliquid short) likely kept positioning cautious, limiting the day’s gains to a modest, steady advance rather than a broad breakout.

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