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Crypto is down (-2.6%) β€” Top: BCH +18.3%

Crypto markets traded broadly lower today (average -2.6%) as risk appetite softened, with the sharpest drawdowns concentrated in DeFi and L2-linked names such as Uniswap and Arbitrum, consistent with investors trimming higher-beta exposures during a pullback. Against that backdrop, Bitcoin-related headlines were relatively supportive rather than market-moving: reports that Morgan Stanley bought $193 million of bitcoin for three consecutive days likely helped limit broader downside, while the β€œcrypto vs stocks” 200-day moving average framing reinforced a more cautious tone. The main outlier was Bitcoin Cash (+18.3%), which looks more like idiosyncratic strength than a shift in the overall tape, as other news items like tokenized trading product expansion and XRP Ledger account growth did not translate into broad-based buying.

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