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Crypto is down (-0.5%) — Top: NEAR -10.8%

Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average move about -0.6%) as traders digested a cluster of enforcement and stablecoin-related headlines that tend to tighten risk appetite across the sector. Reports that the US plans to seize roughly $1 billion in crypto linked to Iran, alongside renewed scrutiny of Tether ties and claims around temporary USDT vault freezes, likely reinforced concerns about compliance and settlement rails, weighing on higher-beta altcoins such as Cardano and Avalanche. In that risk-off backdrop, the sharp, mixed swings in NEAR point to idiosyncratic positioning and thinner liquidity amplifying moves rather than a broad-based rotation into strength.

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