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Why is Crypto Down Today?

Crypto is down (-17.0%) — Worst: OP -24.1%

Crypto prices drifted lower today (average -1.46%) as traders digested CoinDesk’s report that several bitcoin indicators remain weak, undercutting the “$70,000 hold” bullish narrative and prompting a modest risk-off rotation into cash. The pullback was more pronounced in higher-beta, retail-heavy tokens such as SHIB (-4.17%) and XRP (-2.11%), which tend to amplify broader sentiment shifts when conviction in the benchmark asset softens. Adding to the cautious tone, UK moves toward a temporary ban on political crypto donations and related headlines reinforced the ongoing regulatory overhang, limiting dip-buying even as the day’s declines stayed orderly rather than panic-driven.

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07:22 Google Sets 2029 Target to Migrate to Post-Quantum Cryptography CryptoPotato 06:12 Some bitcoin indicators are still going the wrong way, challenging the bullish $70,000 holdout story BTC CoinDesk 06:10 Schiff Claims Banking Lobby Crushed Crypto U.Today 06:07 UK pushes ahead with temporary ban on political crypto donations Cointelegraph 05:42 US Congressman Moves to Ban Staff From Trading on Prediction Markets Decrypt 05:00 PM Keir Starmer Declares Total Ban On Crypto Donations To UK Political Parties Bitcoinist 04:56 Nvidia to Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Crypto Mining Revenue Gaps Decrypt 04:25 Crypto Case Over Money Transmitter Laws Dismissed by US Judge Decrypt
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