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Crypto is down (-2.8%) — Top: UNI -11.6%

Crypto prices moved lower on the day (average -2.70%) as risk appetite cooled after reports that bitcoin’s breakout is losing momentum while market expectations for additional Fed rate hikes firmed, a macro backdrop that typically pressures high-beta assets. The sharp underperformance in DeFi and Ethereum-adjacent names such as Uniswap and Arbitrum (both down around 9–12%) fits a “risk-off” rotation where traders reduce exposure to more volatile sectors first. Regulatory headlines also stayed in focus, with New York’s lawsuit against Polymarket reinforcing ongoing U.S. scrutiny of crypto market structure, even as stablecoin and tokenization stories pointed to longer-term adoption rather than immediate price support.

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