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Crypto is down (-2.7%) — Top: ETC -6.8%

Crypto markets traded lower on the day (average move about -2.7%) as ETF-related headlines reinforced a risk-off tone, with reports of a $315 million February shake-up in bitcoin and ethereum funds highlighting how flow dynamics can quickly pressure spot prices and, by extension, higher-beta altcoins. That backdrop helped amplify downside in names like Optimism and Aave, while the mixed chatter around large BTC holders and Strategy’s potential additional purchase read more as a longer-term narrative than an immediate offset to near-term selling. Separately, ongoing industry introspection about blockchain apps struggling to reach mass adoption likely added to caution toward growth-oriented tokens, keeping dips more correlated with sentiment than with project-specific catalysts.

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