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Crypto is down (-2.9%) — Top: UNI -11.6%

Crypto markets traded lower today (average move about -2.84%) as rising US-Iran tensions drove a broader risk-off tone, with reports estimating roughly $92B wiped from the sector, and higher-beta DeFi and L2 names like Uniswap and Arbitrum leading the drawdown. While JPMorgan’s note that bitcoin moving above an estimated $85,000 production cost could reduce miner selling pressure and reports of institutions holding or adding through the dip offered some fundamental support, it was not enough to offset near-term macro and geopolitical caution. Regulatory and infrastructure headlines, including SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s critique of expansive KYC and BlackRock’s work to put portfolios on-chain, read as longer-horizon signals rather than immediate catalysts, leaving price action dominated by de-risking.

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