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

Crypto prices drifted lower today (average move about -1.9%) as macro and geopolitical headlines pressured risk appetite, with bitcoin sliding toward $63,000 after reports tied the move to Trump’s remarks and new US strikes on Iran. That risk-off tone spilled into higher-beta assets, showing up in sharper declines in DeFi-linked names like Aave and in large caps such as Ethereum, consistent with investors reducing exposure rather than reacting to project-specific developments. More constructive narratives in the background, including Fidelity-linked commentary on potential cycle-bottom conditions and Bybit’s liquidity/slippage report, did little to offset the immediate impact of the broader risk headline.

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