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Crypto is down (-0.9%) — Top: XRP -5.8%

Crypto markets are modestly lower on average as traders digest a pullback in derivatives positioning, with Decrypt’s note on Bitcoin open interest collapsing pointing to risk being taken off and reducing the leverage-driven bid that often lifts the broader complex. Even so, Bitcoin’s gain suggests spot demand is holding up amid macro cross-currents highlighted by strategists warning that equities may be running out of upside, while larger single-name declines such as XRP and NEAR look more like beta-driven de-risking than coin-specific catalysts. Elsewhere, security-focused headlines around attacks affecting EVM-linked ecosystems likely reinforced caution toward higher-risk alt exposure, contributing to the uneven performance across majors and midcaps.

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