STX Defies Altcoin Crash With Double-Digit Surge, BTC Stabilizes at $77K: Weekend Watch

Bitcoin fell to a six-week low of $76,100 on Friday after Binance, described as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked, then recovered to about $77,500. Its market capitalization was $1.550 trillion, with dominance just under 60%, while total crypto market value fell to $2.6 trillion, about $80 billion below pre-hack levels. Among major altcoins, BNB regained $700 and Ether rose above $2,200; AAVE gained more than 6% to $133, and STX rose 11% to $0.31. TRX, RAIN, and HYPE declined, with TRX down almost 7%, RAIN 8%, and HYPE 4.5%.