HYPE Defies Altcoin Crash as BTC Dips Below $77K: Market Watch
May 18, 2026
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by Jordan Lyanchev
for CryptoPotato

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Bitcoin fell to a multi-week low below $77,000 as legacy financial markets opened overnight, dragging most crypto and altcoins lower with notable declines in ETH, DOGE and BCH. Only HYPE and ZEC defied the crash, highlighting token-specific resilience but underscoring increased market risk and short-term volatility for crypto markets.
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Bitcoin’s troubles only intensified as the legacy financial markets started to open during the night, with the asset dipping to a new multi-week low of under $77,000.
Most altcoins have followed suit with painful declines from ETH, DOGE, and especially BCH. On the contrary, HYPE and ZEC have defied the crash.
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