Crypto markets saw a technical recovery this week.

Bitcoin [BTC] reclaimed key support after an early-week selloff and helped improve sentiment across the market. The rebound triggered a rotation into altcoins, allowing several mid- and low-cap tokens to post outsized gains.

However, the biggest winners weren’t driven by broad market momentum alone. Instead, developer-led catalysts, protocol upgrades, and project-specific announcements dominated price action, reinforcing that fundamentals, rather than pure speculation, were behind many of this week’s top performers.

Weekly winners

MemeCore [M] rally has a long way ahead!

MemeCore [M] topped this week’s gainers with a 110% rally, recovering sharply after last week’s 70.5%…