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Crypto is down (-0.9%) — Top: SHIB -4.4%

Crypto prices drifted lower on average as investors digested a risk-off macro backdrop, with headlines around Iran’s threat to the Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane weighing on broader markets and prompting some de-risking in higher-beta tokens like Shiba Inu and Aave. Ethereum was a notable exception, showing relative strength in pockets of the session, while the broader market remained pressured as traders balanced geopolitical uncertainty against incremental signs of institutional and infrastructure maturation, including Keyrock’s acquisition of BlockFills trading assets and Breez’s partnership to expand non-custodial Bitcoin tooling. The mix of defensive positioning and selective buying helps explain why the tape was broadly down even as a few large-cap names attracted bids.

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