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Crypto is down (-1.8%) — Top: XRP -7.4%

Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average move -1.73%) as a leverage unwind cooled risk appetite, consistent with reports that derivatives positioning is being reset after the recent rally. The pullback was most visible in XRP, which led declines as traders de-risked amid the broader “leverage unwind” narrative highlighted in today’s coverage. Meanwhile, constructive longer-term headlines such as CryptoQuant’s view that bitcoin may be entering an early bull-cycle phase and reports of rising Satoshi-era holdings helped frame the move as a consolidation rather than a fundamental shock, even as near-term sentiment softened.

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