Altcoin Report: Zcash Retreats as Quant Extends a Triple-Digit Week
The altcoin market cools after Bitcoin slips 1.80% in 24 hours, while Ethereum, Solana and most large caps post daily declines.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin falls 1.80% in 24 hours to $82,990 and sits 34.18% below its $126,080 all-time high
- •Quant gains 46.70% in 24 hours and 299.83% over seven days to $257.60, the largest top-gainer move
- •Zcash drops 5.88% to $1,553.62, the steepest decline among the top ten by market capitalisation
- •Total market capitalisation is $2.83T, down 5.02% in 24 hours, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.70%
- •The fear and greed index rises to 74 (Greed) from 70, and OKX BTC-USDT perpetual funding prints at 0.0083% per eight hours
A Broad Pullback Across the Top Ten
Bitcoin sits at $82,990, down 1.80% over 24 hours and 34.18% below its all-time high of $126,080. The weakness runs through the large-cap altcoin complex. Ethereum trades at $2,643.98, off 2.20% on the day and 0.22% over seven days. Solana holds a 7.61% weekly gain but is 1.96% lower in 24 hours at $118.77. XRP is down 2.62% daily while up 5.23% on the week.
Zcash is the sharpest mover in the top ten, down 5.88% in 24 hours at $1,553.62, though it remains 3.00% higher across seven days. BNB slips 1.22% and TRON edges down 0.07%. Total market capitalisation stands at $2.83T, down 5.02% in 24 hours, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.70%.
Quant Leads, Uniswap and Bitcoin Cash Slide
Quant is the standout gainer, up 46.70% in 24 hours and 299.83% over seven days at $257.60, on $1.35B in daily volume. Bitway adds 25.21% and Pump.fun rises 16.23%. Ondo gains 8.28% daily and 38.67% weekly, while Sui advances 2.40% and Hedera 2.15%.
On the losing side, Uniswap falls 6.25% to $9.20 and Bitcoin Cash drops 6.03% to $314.93 despite a 24.28% weekly gain. Bittensor loses 4.77%, Monero 4.61%, Aave 4.22% and Hyperliquid 4.17%.
Positioning and Backdrop
The fear and greed index reads 74, up from 70 yesterday and labelled Greed; the desk sentiment gauge sits at 59. DeFi total value locked is $94.39B, led by Ethereum at $52.98B, Solana at $6.51B and Base at $6.17B. On OKX's BTC-USDT perpetual, funding prints at 0.0083% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.43B.
In headlines, CoinTelegraph reports Vitalik Buterin saying Hegotá could be Ethereum's last "normal" fork, while The Block and CoinDesk both cover his 2030 vision for Ethereum beyond a blockchain. CoinTelegraph also reports California governor Newsom signing a ban on public officials issuing memecoins, and Zano rolling its blockchain back a month after a Gateway Address exploit. Decrypt reports SEC staff saying token buybacks do not make crypto a security if the network works.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-28T12:30:50.499Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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