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Crypto is down (-0.9%) — Top: NEAR -10.8%

Crypto markets drifted lower on the day (average move -1.31%) as traders digested a cluster of compliance and counterparty-risk headlines, with the planned US seizure of roughly $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto reinforcing enforcement risk and weighing on risk appetite. At the same time, renewed scrutiny around Tether, including claims of temporary USDT vault freezes and questions about institutional ties, likely pressured liquidity-sensitive positioning and helped amplify downside in higher-beta names. That risk-off backdrop showed up most clearly in sharp drawdowns among large-cap altcoins such as NEAR and other high-volatility tokens, which tend to underperform when regulatory and settlement concerns rise.

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