The cryptocurrency market faced intense downward pressure last week, resulting in sharp liquidations across several major altcoins. While large-cap assets like Bitcoin struggled to maintain key support levels, several high-profile altcoins bore the brunt of the market sell-off, recording double-digit losses exceeding $25.
Data from CoinMarketCap It highlights a broad correction driven by macroeconomic factors, changing regulatory environments, and the drain of liquidity from high-risk assets. Below is a breakdown of the top five worst-performing altcoins over the past seven days.
1. Cardano (ADA)
$Cardano led weekly losses among major tier-1 networks. the $ada The price decreased by 32.19%which led to a decrease in its market value to about $5.76 billion.
Despite continued developer activity on the network, ADA has suffered from a lack of bullish catalysts in the short term. Heavy liquidations in futures markets exacerbated the decline in spot prices, pushing Cardano into heavily oversold territory on the daily Relative Strength Index (RSI).
2. Aptos (APT)
$Aptos, another prominent layer-one blockchain designed for scalability, has seen a 29.32% Price reduction during the week. Trading at US$0.6638 at the time of data collection, the market cap of the asset has shrunk sharply to US$544 million.
The sharp decline was primarily due to the broader risk-off sentiment hitting newer smart contract platforms, coupled with scheduled token unlocks that increased circulating supply and eased existing buying pressure.
3. Zcash (ZEC)
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency $Zcash has had a volatile seven days. Although booked for a short time 19.34% Recovering within a 24-hour period, its overall weekly performance was negative 27.42%trading at $374.80.
The sharp weekly decline reflects the ongoing regulatory scrutiny surrounding privacy coins in various global jurisdictions, causing… Exchanges To remove risk and retail traders to reallocate capital to more transparent public books.
4. Algorand (something)
$Algorand fell 27.06% During the past week, with its price falling to $0.09321. The institutional-grade blockchain network saw its market capitalization shrink to $831 million.
ALGO’s downward trend reflects the broader systemic flow of Decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems. The asset failed to maintain key psychological support levels, triggering automated stop-loss orders that accelerated the downward momentum.
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Rounding out the top five is $Sei, a single layer sector-specific blockchain optimized for trading. SEI A is registered 26.12% A seven-day loss, pushing its price down to $0.04799 with a market cap of $340 million.
As a relatively new market entrant, SEI remains highly vulnerable to aggressive speculative cycles. When broader market liquidity dries up, high-beta altcoins like SEI typically suffer deeper corrections as capital flows back into safer stables or fiat currencies.
