While Bitcoin had fallen 8.2% over the last 24 hours, several major cryptocurrencies had suffered losses close to twice that high.
Stellar, Cardano and EOS, for example, were all down at least 16%, additional CoinMarketCap figures show.
Ripple's XRP token and Bitcoin Cash, while not as far in the red, had dropped 12.8% and 13.8%, respectively.
