Dogecoin fell 4.5% and ether dropped 2.5% on Friday as crypto consolidated after a strong week, with XRP and Solana each down about 2.5% and bitcoin off 0.6% to around $65,400. According to CoinDesk, the move was a broad but shallow retreat with no single catalyst, more a pause after the run-up than a reversal. Bitcoin remained up 3% over seven days, ether 1.8%, and most majors stayed green for the week, while Hyperliquid was down 3.5%.
