- Bitcoin and Ethereum drop as smaller tokens post massive daily surges.
- Major altcoins fall while small-cap cryptocurrencies deliver huge returns.
- Crypto market sees declines, but minor tokens outperform with gains.
Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $118,778 after recording a decline over the last 24 hours. The leading cryptocurrency still posted a 3.9 percent gain over the week, with a market capitalization of $2.36 trillion and $50.24 billion in daily trading volume.
Ethereum (ETH) slipped to $4,286.37 after a daily drop but maintained a 16.8 percent rise over the week. Lido Staked Ether (STETH) fell slightly to $4,283.24 while holding a 17 percent weekly increase. Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) also eased to $5,174.06 but remained 17.1 percent higher over seven days.
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Altcoins Decline as Market Sentiment Cools
XRP fell to $3.13, trimming gains, though still up 3 percent for the week. The asset recorded $8.84 billion in daily volume, with a market capitalization of $185.79 billion.
BNB dropped to $806.09 after a 24-hour decline, yet retained a 5.9 percent gain over the week. Solana (SOL) fell to $174.47, halting a recent uptrend, but remains 3.7 percent higher in the last week.
Dogecoin (DOGE) fell to a low of $0.2231, down during the day but up 8.3 percent on the week. TRON (TRX) relaxed to $0.3466, with a seven-day gain of 3.9 percent. Cardano (ADA) slipped to $0.7763 but still gained 4 percent on the week.
Small-Cap Tokens Defy the Downturn
Liora (LIORA) surged 191 percent to $0.2858, leading the top gainers list. Codatta (XNY) climbed 118.8 percent to $0.01598, while RIZE (RIZE) gained 78.1 percent to $0.06571.
U (U) increased by 77.3 percent to $0.0443, and Wiki Cat (WKC) went up by 75.3 percent to $0.076652. DexTools (DEXT) was up 38 percent to $0.5604, and Torch of Liberty (LIBERTY) rose 33.5 percent to $0.1335.
Key cryptocurrencies reported negative trends daily, which indicated less momentum in the broader market. Meanwhile, several small-cap tokens recorded triple-digit percentage increases, drawing strong interest from traders despite the overall downturn.
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