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Crypto is down (-2.0%) — Top: ATOM -5.1%

Crypto markets drifted lower on the day (average move -2.0%) as risk appetite softened amid renewed “Black Monday” headlines that coincided with a sharp selloff in BTC, ETH and crypto-linked perpetuals, pulling high-beta majors down with them. The drawdown was most pronounced in liquid altcoins such as ATOM (-5.1%), ADA (-4.3%) and NEAR (-4.1%), consistent with traders de-risking and reducing leverage rather than reacting to a single protocol-specific catalyst. Meanwhile, a quieter tape in meme coins, highlighted by reports of Dogecoin volume halving, points to thinning weekend liquidity that can amplify downside moves once broader risk-off flows take hold.

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