Over the past week, bitcoin has slid 6.6% while ethereum has lost 5.5% against the U.S. dollar, but a large handful of alternative digital assets saw much bigger losses this past week. The meme coin dogwifhat (WIF) was the week’s biggest loser shedding 31.2% while notcoin (NOT) lost 24.3% this week.
Week of Woe: Major Crypto Assets Suffer, Some AI Coins Buck Trend
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Cryptocurrency Meltdown: Broad Losses With Only a Few Notable Exceptions
This week over two dozen crypto assets recorded double-digit losses against the U.S. dollar and WIF saw the deepest loss. The meme coin asset WIF lost 31.2% over the past week and 5.4% of that drop occurred today. The TON-issued notcoin (NOT) shed 24.3% during the seven-day period and 10.4% over the 24-hour period. Ethena (ENA) shed 21%, chiliz (CHZ) lost 20.4%, and starknet (STRK) dropped by 19.7% this week.
Uniswap (UNI) lost 17.2%, bonk (BONK) is down 16.7%, and floki (FLOKI) shed 16%. Other notable losers this week include SHIB, BEAM, ORDI, FIL, JUP, FLR, and BCH as they lost 14.1% to 15.8%. Nine distinct crypto assets managed to stave off the week’s losses and actually saw gains this past week. The artificial intelligence (AI)-centric coin fetch (FET) gained 12.1% against the greenback.
Another AI-coin singularitynet (AGIX) rose 10.2% this week and Lido’s DAO token LDO jumped 5.3%. Pendle (PENDLE) is up 4.4%, ONDO gained 2.6%, and TRX jumped 2.1%. The global crypto market cap today is worth $2.24 trillion, after a 4.56% decrease over the last day. The top volumes this week excluding BTC, ETH, and stablecoins include solana ( SOL), binance coin ( BNB), xrp ( XRP), dogecoin (DOGE), and pepe ( PEPE).
As the dust settles from a tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency market, traders and enthusiasts are left to ponder the resilience and volatility inherent in this ever-evolving landscape. While significant losses pervaded much of the sector, the modest gains seen in select AI-centric and other coins suggest a nuanced path forward, one possibly guided by emerging technologies and community-driven projects.
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