Altcoins go down
Smaller altcoins are also feeling the pain. The last week has been nothing but tumultuous for Bitcoin. Bitcoin and altcoins have an unusual relationship, oftentimes diverging in price showing uncorrelated price action, while other times the two asset types rise and fall together in a correlated manner. Obviously the higher the dollar number the higher the hurdle. If you like decentralized coins then go to Step 5. Cole Petersen 5 hours ago.