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Crypto is mixed (-0.1%) — Top: NEAR -10.8%

Crypto prices were broadly flat to slightly lower on average in a mixed session, with sentiment pressured by renewed regulatory and enforcement headlines, including reports the US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran and fresh scrutiny of Tether’s relationships and operational risk. That backdrop likely weighed most on higher-beta alts, helping explain outsized drawdowns in names like NEAR and SUI as traders de-risked, while stablecoin-related headlines (including THORChain’s claim of temporary USDT vault freezes) reinforced caution around liquidity conditions. Offsetting that risk tone, a fundraising story tied to long-term Bitcoin estate planning highlighted continued institutional and wealthy-family interest, but it was not enough to turn the broader tape decisively higher.

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