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

Crypto markets traded lower on average (-1.74%) as a cluster of policy and plumbing headlines reinforced near-term risk aversion, with the ECB’s warning that stablecoins could drain bank deposits highlighting the prospect of tighter oversight of crypto-linked payments rails. That macro-regulatory tone weighed on higher-beta assets, leaving Ethereum (-4.72%) and DeFi names like Aave (-5.77%) among the weaker performers as investors discounted the risk of more constraints on stablecoin usage and on-ramps. Meanwhile, the FTX payout update is supportive for eventual liquidity distribution, but it did little to offset today’s caution because it is a process story rather than an immediate catalyst for incremental demand.

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