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Crypto is down (-1.5%) — Top: NEAR -15.1%

Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average move -1.5%) as traders continued to de-risk after a choppy week, with reporting noting that derivatives markets are still pricing in further downside even after bitcoin’s modest rebound. The tone was also pressured by a fresh wave of regulatory and operational headlines, including scrutiny of Tether’s ties and a separate incident in which Ledger is investigating user fund losses linked to a reseller, both of which can dampen risk appetite across the sector. Against that backdrop, higher-beta altcoins led the decline, with NEAR and other large-cap layer-1 tokens underperforming as investors trimmed exposure to more volatile names.

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