Bitcoin retraced roughly 50% of the prior two-week sell-off, which ended at a low around $47,000.
Ether also declined, to $2,720, after reaching an all-time high around $2,790 on Thursday.
“Alts are now enjoying the attention bitcoin has brought them.
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