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Crypto is up (+2.1%) — Top: ARB +15.3%

Crypto markets traded higher on average (+2.10%) as investors leaned into higher-beta DeFi and layer-2 names, with Arbitrum (ARB) and Aave (AAVE) leading gains amid a broader risk-on tone. The Ethereum Foundation’s research into AI agents for smart contracts likely reinforced the constructive backdrop for Ethereum-adjacent ecosystems, helping support outperformance in scaling and DeFi tokens that are most levered to on-chain activity. Separately, Kraken’s pro fee-tier overhaul points to intensifying competition for high-volume flow, a micro-positive for market liquidity that can amplify upside on strong days even as the New Hampshire council’s rejection of Bitcoin bond issuance offered little incremental support to BTC-specific narratives.

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