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Crypto is down (-1.6%) — Top: AAVE -5.8%

Crypto prices drifted lower today (average -1.6%), led by sharper pullbacks in Ethereum and DeFi-linked names like Aave, as traders digested a heavier regulatory and governance news flow rather than any clear positive catalyst. Reports around stablecoin-policy uncertainty in Europe and the US, alongside the LIBRA-related probe that has drawn major exchanges into the spotlight, likely reinforced near-term risk aversion and weighed on higher-beta segments. Separately, the push for more decentralized governance and protocol-level changes, including Cardano’s development handoff and Foundry’s call for miner input on BIP-110, added to a “wait-and-see” tone that can pressure sentiment when markets are already leaning defensive.

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