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Crypto prices drifted lower on the day (average move about -1%) as risk appetite softened amid broader macro uncertainty, with headlines around Iran’s Bab el-Mandeb threat reinforcing a cautious tone across markets. That backdrop weighed most on higher-beta DeFi and meme names such as Aave and Shiba Inu, while the mixed tape in Ethereum suggests idiosyncratic positioning rather than a clean sector-wide bid. On the news front, Visa’s stablecoin platform announcement offered a constructive signal for payments adoption, but it was offset by renewed security concerns after Summer.fi’s exploit-related shutdown, keeping investors selective and limiting follow-through.

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