Read this article on bsc.news Five large crypto tokens, @Uniswap$UNI, @Zcash$ZEC, @aeroxyz$AERO, @quantnetwork$QNT and @Aptos$APT, are among the weakest performers among major cryptocurrencie
Five large crypto tokens, @Uniswap$UNI, @Zcash$ZEC, @aeroxyz$AERO, @quantnetwork$QNT and @Aptos$APT, are among the weakest performers among major cryptocurrencies. Recent declines range from roughly 24% to nearly 30% over the past week, according to the figures supplied for this report: UNI (-29.5%), ZEC (-29.2%), AERO (-28.3%), QNT (-25.6%) and APT (-23.8%).
The losses come even though several of these projects have posted strong fundamentals and product announcements during 2026. Exact percentages differ between data providers because of timing and the pricing sources used, but the direction is consistent across trackers.
The drop is part of a wider retreat across digital assets. CryptoPotato's weekly recap said Bitcoin fell below $70,000 and altcoins followed, with ZEC down about 31% and UNI down about 17.5% on a weekly basis in that report.
FXStreet reported that crypto liquidations reached $1.3 billion over 24 hours, with long positions making up about $1.09 billion of the total. It also said weakness in decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens contributed to the altcoin downturn.
On Uniswap specifically, CoinMarketCap said the latest decline appears driven by risk-off sentiment and the Bitcoin crash rather than any UNI-specific news. CryptoTicker reported that UNI closed at $4.88 on November 14, its lowest close since late August, and attributed the market slump to expectations of a Fed rate hike in December.
Zcash has been one of the sharpest decliners. FXStreet noted ZEC had fallen about 30% over the week to around $944 after trading in the $1,000 range earlier in the week. Seven-day tracker data from Investin also lists ZEC, AERO, UNI and QNT among the largest weekly losers by market capitalisation.
For DeFi names such as UNI and AERO, the sell-off has also fed into questions about fee revenue and token value capture. CoinStats, citing CoinMarketCap analysis, pointed to a drop in Uniswap v3 fee revenue over the prior seven days, which weakened the fee-burn narrative.
The pattern shows how quickly strong 2026 performers can reverse when broader sentiment turns. Tokens that rallied hardest earlier in the year, such as ZEC, have often been the most exposed to profit-taking and leveraged liquidations. Investors should note that short-term price moves are volatile and that this article is not financial advice.
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