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Crypto is down (-1.5%) — Top: NEAR -6.3%

Crypto markets traded lower on average (about -1.5%) as risk appetite softened, with the day’s pullback led by high-beta large caps like Ethereum (-4.7%) and DeFi names such as Aave (-5.8%), suggesting positioning was reduced rather than a single-asset shock. A key overhang in sentiment was the renewed focus on FTX’s latest $900 million creditor distribution, which can be read as a reminder of ongoing post-crisis supply and liquidity dynamics even as it marks progress in the unwind. At the same time, headlines around DeFi liquidity being underutilized reinforced concerns about near-term capital efficiency and fee generation, helping explain why DeFi-linked tokens underperformed in the broader down move.

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