{"id":35344,"date":"2025-08-17T00:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=35344"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:45:12","slug":"altcoins-crash-led-by-eths-5-drop-btc-slips-to-5-day-low-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=35344","title":{"rendered":"Altcoins Crash Led by ETH&#8217;s 5% Drop, BTC Slips to 5-Day Low: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price faced some volatility ahead of the highly anticipated meeting between Trump and Putin, but has failed to show any big fluctuations after its conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The altcoins, though, have tumbled over the past 24 hours, led by Ethereum\u2019s substantial decline to well under $4,500.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"btc-at-117k\">BTC at $117K<\/h2>\n<p>The primary cryptocurrency had an <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-hits-new-ath-eth-pushes-higher-as-trump-putin-meeting-grabs-spotlight-your-weekly-crypto-recap\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">eventful week<\/a>. It all started with a price pump on Monday that drove it from $119,000 to a multi-week peak at over $122,000. The bears reemerged at this point and didn\u2019t allow a breakthrough toward the $123,200 all-time high.<\/p>\n<p>However, such a leg up transpired later on during the week. On Wednesday, bitcoin started to gain traction and flew past its July peak. The culmination took place on Thursday morning when BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-tops-124k-in-new-peak-as-crypto-market-cap-hits-ath\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">surged<\/a> to $124,500 to chart its latest all-time high.<\/p>\n<p>That rally was short-lived, though. Instead of heading beyond $125,000, the cryptocurrency reversed its trajectory and slumped to $121,000 almost immediately. It <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-suddenly-crashes-under-118k-as-liquidations-surge-toward-1b\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">fell further<\/a> to under $118,000 during the day, after the US PPI data for July came out hotter than expected.<\/p>\n<p>More volatility was expected on Friday evening when the presidents of the US and Russia met to discuss a potential ceasefire between the latter and Ukraine. Although they failed to agree on a deal, BTC\u2019s price remained <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-price-unshaken-even-as-trump-putin-peace-meeting-fails\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">relatively stable<\/a> at around $117,500.<\/p>\n<p>Its market cap has retreated to $2.340 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts is close to 58%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_408876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408876\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD-12.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-408876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"alts-in-red\">Alts in Red<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum marked an impressive rally over the past few weeks, which culminated a few days ago with a surge to almost $4,800. Thus, the asset came just inches away from its 2021 ATH. However, it failed there and the overall market-wide correction has pushed it to well below $4,500 after a 5% daily decline.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the larger-cap alts are in the red as well, with SOL, LINK, AVAX, SUI, and HYPE dropping by 3-7%. MNT is the only notable exception. The asset has surged by over 10% and trades at $1.2, while the rest of the alts are in the red.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap has shed another $80 billion overnight and is down to $4.050 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_408877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408877\" style=\"width: 1880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-093145.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408877\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxODgwIDg0MiIgd2lkdGg9IjE4ODAiIGhlaWdodD0iODQyIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGY3J5cHRvcG90YXRvLmNvbSUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAyNSUyRjA4JTJGU2NyZWVuc2hvdC0yMDI1LTA4LTE2LTA5MzE0NS5wbmciIGRhdGEtdz0iMTg4MCIgZGF0YS1oPSI4NDIiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"1880\" height=\"842\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-408877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview. 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