The market added 3.17% this week, but the gains were anything but even. Solana surged, XRP and Dogecoin fell, and several lower-ranked tokens delivered extreme moves.
What happened
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Total crypto market capitalization climbed from roughly $2.67 trillion to $2.75 trillion, a weekly increase of 3.17%.
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Bitcoin gained 2.8% to $78,990, while Ethereum rose 3.6% to $2,504.24. Solana was the standout major asset, advancing 12% to $106.05. Hyperliquid added 5.4% and Zcash gained 5.7%.
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Performance across other large assets was mixed. XRP dropped 5%, Dogecoin lost 6.7%, and TRON slipped 0.6%. Rain moved in the opposite direction with a 25.5% gain.
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Pons led the weekly gainers with a 560.9% increase. Helium followed at 392.4%, while 牛来, Prom, and Seeker each gained more than 100%. These sharp moves came from assets ranked between 163 and 233 by market capitalization.
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Optimism posted the steepest listed decline at 20.1%, followed by Plasma at 18.4% and Stable at 16.9%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin headlines included a $6.4 billion options expiry and instructions for Core Lightning nodes to await a patch for AI-discovered bugs.
What to watch next week
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Sentiment: The Fear and Greed Index remained in “Greed,” but fell from 73 to 69. Its weekly average was 70.4, pointing to elevated but cooling optimism.
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Follow-through among majors: Bitcoin and Ethereum ended higher, but Solana carried more momentum. Whether that gap persists will help show how broadly market strength is spreading.
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Volatility outside the largest assets: Triple-digit gains and declines approaching 20% show a wide performance gap. Watch whether PONS, HNT, 牛来, PROM, and SKR retain their advances, and whether OP, XPL, and STABLE stabilize.