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Ether dropped 8% to $1,843, underperforming Bitcoin in a broad crypto deleveraging.

With risk capital chasing AI equities, ETH lacks a near-term catalyst, though Standard Chartered argues it is set to outperform BTC from here.

$1,800 must hold; a clean break risks a cascade toward $1,650.

The S&P 500 notched another record close at 7,610, up 0.1%, as a powerful chip rally outweighed an oil spike and the crypto rout.

AI is doing the heavy lifting and breadth is narrow, with semiconductors carrying the index higher.

Sustaining records needs follow-through from mega-cap tech; Friday's NFP print is the next macro test.