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Crypto is down (-2.5%) — Top: NEAR -12.7%

Crypto markets traded broadly lower (average -2.6%) as risk appetite softened, with the sharpest drawdowns concentrated in higher-beta smart contract and infrastructure names like NEAR, Aptos, and ICP, suggesting a de-risking move rather than a single-asset shock. Sentiment was also weighed by sector-specific headlines such as Blur shutting down its frontend, which reinforces near-term uncertainty around NFT trading venues even as the underlying protocol remains live. By contrast, the day’s more constructive narratives, including Bitcoin-focused commentary and tighter hardware-wallet distribution controls after the Ledger incident, appeared insufficient to offset the wider pullback in altcoins.

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