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Crypto is down (-2.8%) — Top: NEAR -6.7%

Crypto markets traded broadly lower (average -2.66%) as risk appetite softened amid renewed caution around leverage and liquidity, with higher-beta majors leading the pullback. The wave of reports on Trump-themed meme coins collapsing after alleged rug pulls likely reinforced near-term de-risking across speculative segments, while Bitcoin’s rally losing momentum kept sentiment fragile even as CoinDesk noted decade-dormant wallets moved coins largely without hitting exchanges, limiting immediate sell-pressure signals. Separately, discussion of sizable Ethereum spot buying “before leverage arrives” underscores how positioning dynamics can amplify volatility, helping explain why large-cap alts such as NEAR, ADA and SOL underperformed on a down day.

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