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Crypto is down (-2.6%) — Top: NEAR -12.7%

Crypto markets traded lower today (average -2.6%) as a risk-off tone was reinforced by renewed legal and regulatory overhang, highlighted by a UK judge applying Chinese law to claims tied to a £4B bitcoin fraud case, which underscored cross-border enforcement complexity and weighed on sentiment. The selloff was most acute in higher-beta smart-contract and infrastructure names such as NEAR, Aptos, and Internet Computer, consistent with investors trimming exposure to more volatile segments during broad de-risking. Meanwhile, product-expansion headlines from Bybit and Ripple’s AI-powered payments update read as incremental positives but were not strong enough to offset the market’s focus on legal uncertainty and near-term risk management.

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