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Quant Leads Altcoin Board as Zcash and Uniswap Slide

A broad 24-hour drawdown leaves select names such as Quant, Ondo and Sui sharply higher while majors retreat.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds

Key points

  • •Quant gains 46.70% over 24 hours to $257.60 and 299.83% over seven days.
  • •Zcash drops 5.88% to $1,553.62 while Uniswap falls 6.25% to $9.20.
  • •Total crypto market cap is $2.83T, down 5.02% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 58.70%.
  • •Ondo rises 8.28% on the day and 38.67% over the week; Sui adds 2.40% and 29.87% respectively.
  • •OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding is 0.0004% per 8 hours as the Fear and Greed index reads 73.

Altcoins are trading against a softer tape. The total crypto market cap stands at $2.83T, down 5.02% over 24 hours, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.70%. Bitcoin itself is at $82,990, down 1.80% on the day and 34.18% below its all-time high of $126,080.

Quant Runs Away With the Week

Quant is the standout on both the 24-hour and weekly boards. QNT trades at $257.60, up 46.70% over 24 hours and 299.83% over seven days, on $1.35B of volume and a $3.73B market cap.

Bitway follows at $1.31, up 25.21% on the day and 74.96% on the week. Pump.fun sits at $0.00513267, up 16.23% over 24 hours, while Ondo at $0.578198 gains 8.28% on the day and 38.67% over seven days. Sui at $1.21 is up 2.40% over 24 hours and 29.87% over the week. Hedera at $0.095403 adds 2.15% on the day.

Zcash and Uniswap on the Back Foot

Zcash, a top-ten name by market cap at $26.34B, is the heaviest large-cap decliner, falling 5.88% over 24 hours to $1,553.62, though it remains up 3.00% on the week. Uniswap drops 6.25% to $9.20, still 6.75% higher over seven days. Bitcoin Cash slips 6.03% to $314.93 but holds a 24.28% weekly gain. Bittensor falls 4.77% to $305.67, Aave 4.22% to $149.35, and Monero 4.61% to $534.55.

Context and Sentiment

Among top-ten assets, Ethereum is at $2,643.98, down 2.20% on the day and 0.22% lower over the week, while BNB, XRP, Solana and TRON all sit modestly lower over 24 hours. Solana at $118.77 still holds a 7.61% weekly gain. DeFi TVL across tracked chains stands at $95.47B, with Ethereum accounting for $53.72B and Solana $6.51B. The Fear and Greed index reads 73, labelled Greed, against 74 yesterday. OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding is 0.0004% per 8 hours.

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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-29T12:30:50.365Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.

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