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Crypto is down (-2.9%) — Top: MKR -10.3%

Crypto markets traded lower on the day (average move about -2.7%) as risk appetite softened amid macro headlines pointing to tighter financial conditions, including commentary that AI-related borrowing demand may be contributing to higher U.S. government borrowing costs. The sharp underperformance in Lido staked Ether tracked ETF-specific pressure after VanEck moved to withdraw its application for a staked Ether product, which likely weighed on staking-linked exposure and bled into broader DeFi weakness, with Maker among the notable laggards. Against that backdrop, the tone around bank stocks being “hard to own” despite strong earnings reinforced a cautious cross-asset mood, limiting dip-buying in higher-beta crypto names.

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