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  "title": "CRCLx trades +41.9bps above the CRCL reference price",
  "dek": "Token price diverges 41.9bps from the reference equity price.",
  "summary": "CRCLx trades at +41.9bps versus the CRCL reference price. Circulating supply is 821,079.773 tokens (+0% vs the prior observation). Tracked DEX liquidity totals $5,010,217 across 28 pools. The five largest token accounts hold 54.2% of supply (pools and custodial accounts included). 24h DEX volume of $3,147,711 implies 0.63x turnover of pooled liquidity.",
  "thesis": "The leading signal this cycle is premium divergence (Token price diverges 41.9bps from the reference equity price.) The measurements below are source-verified; interpretation is limited to what the evidence supports.",
  "whyItMatters": "Tokenized equities trade continuously while their reference markets do not. Divergence, liquidity, and activity shifts quantify what that continuous access costs or earns.",
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  "timeWindow": {
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    "end": "2026-08-15T08:50:59.566Z",
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    "Reference prices republished by the price service may lag the primary market.",
    "Largest-account concentration includes liquidity pools and custodial accounts; it is not a beneficial-owner distribution."
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  "disclosures": [
    "This is informational research produced by an automated system. It may contain errors, omissions, or delayed data.",
    "Nothing here is individualized financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any asset."
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