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Crypto prices were modestly lower on average in a mixed session, with risk appetite pressured by renewed regulatory and enforcement headlines, including reports the US plans to seize roughly $1B in crypto linked to Iran and fresh scrutiny of Tether’s relationships and controls. That backdrop likely contributed to sharper drawdowns in higher-beta names such as NEAR and SUI, where investors tend to de-risk first when policy uncertainty rises, while stablecoin-related stories (including allegations of temporary USDT vault freezes) reinforced caution around liquidity plumbing. Offsetting that, the funding round for a Bitcoin-focused life insurer underscored continued institutional demand for BTC-adjacent products, helping keep the broader tape from turning uniformly risk-off.

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