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Crypto is up (+1.0%) — Top: NEAR +8.6%

Crypto markets are modestly higher on the day (average +0.98%), with price action reflecting a steadier risk backdrop as Bitcoin volatility continues to compress, encouraging incremental re-risking rather than momentum-driven moves. At the same time, security and policy headlines are keeping gains contained: Ledger’s investigation into an $86 million drain and reports of the US preparing to seize roughly $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto reinforce operational and regulatory overhangs that tend to cap broader upside. The sharp, two-way moves in NEAR and pockets of weakness such as Sui suggest positioning remains headline-sensitive even as the overall market tone improves.

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05:43 Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018 BTC CoinDesk 05:37 Ledger Investigates $86M Crypto Drain as Reseller Supply-Chain Fears Grow CryptoPotato 00:53 Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC BTC Bitcoin Magazine 00:01 Near Protocol (NEAR), XRP, Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for October 10: Crypto Goes Downhill BTC XRP U.Today 20:39 US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent Cointelegraph 19:04 THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults Cointelegraph 18:46 Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits Decrypt 18:33 XRP Ledger Might Be Vulnerable to AI, Avalanche Founder Warns XRP AVAX U.Today
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