Despite the overall trend, several altcoins have posted major gains over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin’s price descent that began on Wednesday morning continued in the following 24 hours, with the asset dipping to $82,200 for the first time in over two weeks.

Most larger-cap altcoins are also in the red today, led by ZEC’s 6% decline, and followed by 3-4% drops from XRP, HYPE, LINK, and others. BTW has defied the trend.

BTC Hits 17-Day Low

The previous business week ended with intense volatility, especially after the release of the US labor data for September. As the report was weaker than expected, BTC reacted with an immediate leg up and jumped to $87,250. However,…