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Altcoins & DeFi

Worst-Performing Altcoins This Week as BTC Battles to Hold $80K: Weekend Watch

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The weekend is not going in the typical calm manner as BTC dipped to a 5-week low of $79,100 on Saturday before it staged a notable comeback. Most altcoins followed suit, and we will also talk about their weekly movements, as there are some painful declines. BTC Recovers From a 5-Week Low It’s safe to say that the past week or so didn’t go quite well for the primary cryptocurrency, aside from a brief uptick on Wednesday. Bitcoin tanked after the CPI and PPI readings from the previous week to just under $80,000 but managed to rebound quickly to $82,600. Another rejection followed, but the bulls managed to keep the asset above $80,500.

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