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Crypto is down (-2.5%) — Top: MKR -10.3%

Crypto markets traded lower on the day (average move about -3.2%), with the tone pressured by renewed regulatory overhang after reports that firms may face AI-related compliance controls before bespoke crypto rules are finalized, reinforcing near-term uncertainty for risk assets. The sharp underperformance in DeFi names such as Maker (MKR, roughly -10%) and Injective (INJ, roughly -10%) fits that backdrop, as regulatory ambiguity tends to weigh more heavily on protocols tied to on-chain financial activity. More constructive headlines, including Lido expanding ETH staking to multiple layer-2 networks and Ledger’s new device launch, were not enough to offset the broader risk-off impulse, while NEAR’s steeper drop (about -8%) came despite governance-related news that did not materially change fundamentals.

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