Altcoins Take the Lead as Bitcoin Stalls While Precious Metals Steal the Spotlight
Major altcoins outperformed Bitcoin during low-liquidity weekend trading, even as global investors focused on the historic rally in gold and silver.
📸 A trader analyzing crypto charts on a laptop screen, with Bitcoin and altcoin price graphs visible
Altcoins showed stronger momentum than Bitcoin over the weekend, as the crypto market remained calm and global attention stayed fixed on the explosive rally in precious metals.
Bitcoin traded sideways near the $88,000 level, showing little volatility, while several large-cap altcoins quietly posted gains. Market participants continued to weigh crypto price action against gold and silver, both of which have surged sharply in recent months amid inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty.
📊 Market snapshot
As of Sunday morning (UTC), the total crypto market cap rose to $3.06 trillion, up nearly 1% over 24 hours.
Bitcoin $BTC : up ~0.5%, hovering around $87,800–$88,000
Ethereum $ETH : gained ~0.5%, trading near $2,940
:$XRP climbed over 1%
Solana (SOL): advanced about 1.3%
Dogecoin (DOGE): also rose around 1.3%
Altcoins clearly outpaced both Bitcoin and Ethereum during the session, despite overall market volume remaining thin due to the weekend.
🔍 Bitcoin remains range-bound
Price charts showed Bitcoin moving within a narrow band throughout the day. After dipping toward $87,500, BTC found support and rebounded modestly, but repeated attempts to break higher were met with selling pressure.
