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Crypto is down (-1.3%) — Top: AAVE -5.0%

Crypto prices drifted lower on average (-1.39%) as the brief recovery phase highlighted in technical commentary appeared to fade, prompting traders to de-risk and press recent laggards. The sharpest declines clustered in higher-beta DeFi names like Aave (down roughly 4–5%), consistent with a risk-off tape where investors trim more volatile exposures first even as deal headlines such as Citadel Securities’ reported $400 million investment in Crypto.com signal longer-term institutional interest. Company-specific developments also added to the cautious tone, with Polygon Labs’ announced 2026 layoffs reinforcing the sector’s ongoing shift toward cost discipline and profitability rather than growth at any price.

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