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Crypto is down (-1.7%) — Top: NEAR -6.3%

Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average -1.74%), led by sharper pullbacks in higher-beta assets like NEAR and Aave, as investors digested a mix of industry-specific headlines without a clear risk-on catalyst. The latest FTX update on a $900 million fifth distribution round, including reports that some customers could receive up to 120% of claims, is constructive for creditor recovery but also underscores the ongoing, mechanical nature of post-crisis cash flows rather than signaling fresh demand for tokens. At the same time, renewed regulatory scrutiny around stablecoins from the ECB and intensifying competition in payments infrastructure (Stripe/Swift) kept attention on structural and compliance risks, weighing on sentiment as Ethereum also underperformed.

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