
KEY POINTS
- $SOL led the past week's gains, surging by 24.4%
- Other altcoins, $XRP, $TRX, and $ADA surged over 11% in the week
- A few meme coins also made significant gains, led by $POPCAT and $FARTCOIN
Altcoins were the big story of the past week, even as the broader cryptocurrency market was battered significantly by U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs that pulled stocks down and fueled fears of a recession.