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

Crypto prices drifted lower on average (about -1.6%) as policy and payments headlines reinforced a more cautious tone around the sector’s near-term growth narrative. The ECB’s renewed warnings that stablecoins could pull deposits from banks, alongside ongoing debate over a digital euro timeline, kept regulatory and competitive pressure on investor sentiment, while the latest $900 million FTX creditor distribution highlighted continued post-crisis normalization but also the steady recycling of liquidity back into fiat. That risk-off backdrop showed up most clearly in higher-beta majors and DeFi names, with Ethereum and Aave among the notable laggards.

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