LayerZero Leads Crypto Declines as 75 of the Top 90 Assets Fall

LayerZero (ZRO) led losses among the 90 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, at 4 a.m. ET (08:00 UTC) Oct. 17, with 75 of the 90 down over 24 hours.

ZRO dropped 12.89% to $1.95 and ranked 90th by market capitalization. Celestia (TIA) topped the listed gainers, rising 9.11% to $0.726 and ranking 92nd. Lighter (LIT), ranked 89th, gained 5.78% to $3.21. Worldcoin (WLD) added 4.59% to $0.525 and ranked 50th.

Bitway (BTW) rose 3.82% to $2.05, ranking 36th, while KuCoin (KCS) advanced 1.87% to $7.50 and ranked 74th. Pyth Network (PYTH) had the second-steepest decline, falling 10.03% to $0.0843 and ranking 100th. Aerodrome Finance (AERO) fell 8.31% to $0.886; Rain (RAIN) dropped 7.02% to $0.00892; and Stacks (STX) lost 6.20% to $0.379.

Overall, 15 assets rose and 75 fell. Bitcoin (BTC) was $81,600, down 0.75%, and Ether (ETH) was $2,431, down 0.92%. Prices are snapshot levels; percentage moves cover the preceding 24 hours.