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Crypto is up (+1.9%) — Top: NEAR +13.8%

Crypto markets drifted higher on the day (average +1.83%) as idiosyncratic strength in large-cap alts, led by NEAR’s outsized rally (+13.75%), provided a risk-on impulse rather than a broad macro catalyst. NEAR’s move aligns with CoinDesk’s report that momentum is being supported by rising cross-chain product activity, helping explain why it outperformed the more modest gains in majors like Ethereum (+1.72%). Elsewhere, headlines were more mixed, with KelpDAO’s rsETH backing recovery offering reassurance for liquid-staking confidence while renewed attention on oversight risk (Polymarket/CFTC scrutiny) likely kept the broader advance contained.

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21:16 KelpDAO says rsETH recovery completed as backing returns above 100% AMBCrypto 20:41 Schiff: Investors Will Buy Tokenized Gold Instead of Crypto BTC U.Today 20:25 Coinbase CEO Reveals What Still Needs to Change Before Finance Truly Evolves CryptoPotato 19:00 Polymarket scrutiny grows as CFTC suspensions raise oversight concerns AMBCrypto 17:38 NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump NEAR CoinDesk 17:31 Babylon and Aave push for Bitcoin-backed DeFi lending without wrapped BTC BTC AMBCrypto 17:04 Indonesia blocks Polymarket, calling prediction market online gambling in disguise CoinDesk 16:46 Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb BTC CoinDesk
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