Buybacks, Forks & 110% Rallies: This Week's Crypto Scoreboard Read Itself Out Loud 📈

Bitcoin [BTC] reclaimed key support this week after an early-period selloff, lifting sentiment across the broader market and triggering a rotation into altcoins that pushed several mid- and low-cap tokens to outsized gains. Developer-led catalysts, protocol upgrades, and project-specific announcements dominated price action, with fundamentals rather than broad-market momentum driving many of the top performers.

MemeCore [M] led the week with a 110% rally, recovering sharply after a 70.5% correction the prior week. According to AMBCrypto, MemeCore announced a $10 million buyback program, reducing the token's circulating supply and adding a scarcity narrative to the move. Weekly RSI has not reached overbought territory, and M dipped about 13% over the past 72 hours. If buying pressure holds, the token could make a run toward the $2 mark next week.

Cardano [ADA] posted a 33.5% weekly gain, its strongest weekly performance since Q1 2025. The rally comes ahead of the Van Rossem hard fork, Cardano's upgrade to Protocol Version 11, which introduces more efficient smart contracts, improved security, and enhanced developer tools while keeping the network running without disrupting existing applications. ADA is trading around $1.20 with momentum building on the daily timeframe.

Lighter [LIT] took the third spot among the week's top gainers with a 31% rally. The move coincided with a jump in leveraged activity in the derivatives market, with the $2.20 level emerging as a focal area for traders.