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Crypto is up (+2.0%) — Top: ARB +15.3%

Crypto markets traded higher on the day (average +2.25%) as investors leaned into improving policy and infrastructure signals, notably Japan’s move toward legalizing crypto ETFs and Circle’s final OCC approval for a national trust bank, which together reinforce the case for broader institutional access and more resilient stablecoin rails. Risk appetite was most visible in higher-beta DeFi and scaling tokens, with Arbitrum leading gains after reports that Chainlink’s CCIP is coming to Arbitrum Orbit, a development that supports safer cross-chain messaging for builders and can translate into stronger network activity expectations. Regulatory headlines in the US remained mixed, but the market’s tone suggests the constructive developments outweighed ongoing legal overhangs such as the extended SEC-Ripple remedies dispute.

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