Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $100K as Altcoins Bleed Out

While BTC defies gravity, the rest of crypto gets a brutal reality check.

King Coin Stands Tall

Bitcoin’s trading floor remains rock-solid north of the six-figure threshold—meanwhile, altcoin portfolios are getting vaporized. No sympathy from the market gods today.

Altcoin Carnage Continues

Speculative tokens are getting crushed harder than a no-KYC exchange during regulatory sweep season. Turns out ’digital gold’ still outperforms ’magic internet beans’ when volatility strikes.

Another day, another reminder that 99% of this sector exists solely to separate retail traders from their money. But hey—at least the Bitcoin maximalists get to say ’I told you so.’ Again.

This Week’s Summary

• The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $3.25 trillion.
• Bitcoin decreased by nearly 3% to trade at around $104,000.
• Ethereum stagnates at around $2,500.
• XRP is down 6%, Solana is down 12%, and Dogecoin is down 13%.
• Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with nearly no exceptions.
• The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around $113 billion.

Crypto Trends 26 May – 1 June 2025: Market Analysis and Performance

The cryptocurrency market closed a disappointing week, with most cryptocurrencies dropping their precious gains. Despite BTC setting a new ATH and some assets surging considerably, the bull run did not last long. Further uncertainty in the global financial markets maintains and even increases FUD everywhere. Meanwhile, the market capitalization dropped to around $3.25 trillion.

Bitcoin had a rough week despite many expecting it to remain around its newly achieved all-time high (ATH) at $113,970. Unfortunately, BTC started wobbling as soon as the week began. It briefly touched $109,000, but from then on, it declined, reaching a low of $103,000. The king of cryptocurrencies recovered over the weekend, settling at around $104,000.

Ethereum is weathering the storm by seesawing slightly around $2,500. It is a rare period of stability for the second crypto in command. Nevertheless, its supporters hope that ETH will bounce back and attack the $3,000 level instead of going in the other, more depressing direction.

Altcoins & DeFi

Most altcoins are trading in the red, with almost no exceptions. For example, XRP is down 6%, Solana is down 12%, Cardano is down 10%, Avalanche is down 9%, Sui is down 7%, chainlink is down 8%, and Stellar is down 6%. Toncoin is among the few climbers, following a 5% value boost.

The memecoins are not faring any better, either. For instance, Dogecoin is down 13%, shiba inu is down 11%, and Pepecoin is down 12%.

The Metaverse sector has also seen notable movements in the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity is down 9%, Stacks is down 16%, and Floki is down 12%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is down 11%, Render is down 16%, and ApeCoin is down 1%. The Sandbox decreased by 11% and MultiversX by 12%. On the other hand, Virtuals is up by 2%.

The DeFi sector decreased the total value in locked protocols (TVL) by over $2 billion, reaching around $113.4 billion.

Crypto Market Analysis – What’s in the News?

• The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped a heavy lawsuit against Binance as part of a new approach toward the crypto sector that involves less scrutiny.

Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast

The cryptocurrency market is fluctuating between unexpected bull runs and traditional contractions. Fewer investors are likely to make considerable movements in this highly volatile climate. Hopefully, the trend will turn, and the market will stabilize soon.