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Crypto is down (-2.0%) — Top: AAVE -5.8%

Crypto prices are broadly lower today (average -2.0%), led by sharper drawdowns in higher-beta names like Aave and NEAR, as traders continue to de-risk amid a cooling “AI frenzy” narrative that CoinDesk notes has also reduced bitcoin’s volatility. The day’s headlines skew toward regulation and enforcement rather than fresh growth catalysts, with ESMA’s update to the MiCA register and the UK’s sentencing of hackers reinforcing a compliance-focused backdrop that can weigh on sentiment and liquidity in risk assets. In that environment, bitcoin’s relative stability is less a sign of renewed risk appetite and more a reflection of positioning shifting away from volatile narratives into the most liquid benchmark, leaving majors like Ethereum and DeFi tokens to absorb more of the selling pressure.

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