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Bitcoin’s price movements have calmed over the weekend, somewhat expected, and the asset stands still at around $62,000. 
Most alts have performed in a similar fashion since Friday, but the weekly landscape is quite painful, with several double-digit losers. 
<h2 id="btc-stalls-at-62k">BTC Stalls at $62K</h2> 
It’s safe to say that it wasn’t a good week for the primary cryptocurrency. It stood above $66,000 last Sunday but its troubles began as soon as Monday with a nosedive to $63,000. The situation worsened mid-week amid the escalating tension in the Middle East. This <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/crypto-markets-bleed-150-billion-in-2-days-as-bitcoin-btc-slumps-toward-60k-market-watch/" data-wpel-link="internal">culminated</a> on Wednesday and Thursday with a few price dips below the coveted $60,000 level. 
Nevertheless, the bulls managed to defend that level and pushed bitcoin north. Since that multi-week low on Thursday, the cryptocurrency has regained about two grand and now <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-price-pumps-above-62000-but-this-viral-meme-coin-skyrockets-25-weekend-watch/" data-wpel-link="internal">stands around</a> $62,000. Its movements during the weekend have been quite dull. 
Still, bitcoin is down by more than 5% in the past week. This means that its market dominance has plunged from over $1.3 trillion to $1.225 trillion now. Its dominance over the alts, though, has increased during the same period to 54.3% on CG. 
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 Bitcoin/Price/Chart 06.10.2024. Source: TradingView
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<h2 id="xrp-doge-lead-on-the-way-down">XRP, DOGE Lead on the Way Down</h2> 
Ripple’s native token was frequently in the news during the week. Although it started positively with a filing for an XRP ETF, the SEC was quick to halt the enthusiasm by<a href="https://cryptopotato.com/xrp-price-crashes-12-as-sec-appeals-in-the-ripple-lawsuit/" data-wpel-link="internal"> filing an appeal</a> against a 2023 court decision about the secondary sales of the asset. 
This had a dramatic impact on its price as it tumbled by 15% within less than a day from over $0.6 to $0.51. XRP is still down by double digits on a weekly scale, even though it has recovered slightly to $0.53. 
The other notable losers on a weekly scale from the larger-cap alts include DOGE (-13.7%), ADA (-11.4%), SHIB (-11.4%), DOT (-12.4%), NEAR (-12.2%), and more. 
The total crypto market cap lost over $150 billion at one point during the week but has regained some traction and is now at $2.250 trillion on CG. 
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 Cryptocurrency Market Overview. Source: QuantifyCrypto
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These Alts Dumped the Most Weekly as Bitcoin (BTC) Calms at $62K (Weekend Watch)

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