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Crypto is down (-1.6%) β€” Top: NEAR -6.3%

Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average move about -1.5%) as risk appetite softened and traders de-risked into a generally cautious news flow, with higher-beta names like NEAR and Aave underperforming alongside a weaker Ethereum. The latest market commentary around ETH technical signals and DeFi liquidity efficiency highlighted persistent uncertainty about near-term demand in on-chain activity, which tends to weigh most on DeFi and smart-contract ecosystem tokens. Separately, headlines about FTX’s latest $900 million creditor distribution reinforced the ongoing, mechanical nature of post-collapse flows, keeping attention on liquidity dynamics rather than fresh upside catalysts.

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