Algorand ( ALGO-USD ) tokens drifted up 8.9% in Friday afternoon trading in what was otherwise another session of dull price action in the aftermath of the FTX debacle. The global crypto market cap only gained 0.01% to about $832B at the time of writing, according to CoinMarketCap data . ALGO, in particular, changed hands at $0.29 at 4:37 p.m. ET, up 6.6% in the past five sessions, but down some 82% YTD. ALGO is the native token of Algorand, a Proof-of-Stake blockchain that seeks to speed up transactions and lower fees, in a dynamic that many protocols have been developed to tackle amid bitcoin's ( BTC-USD ) slower transaction times. Other PoS-based cryptos: Cosomos ( ATOM-USD ) -0.5% , cardano ( ADA-USD ) +0.1% , polkadot ( DOT-USD ) -1% and solana ( SOL-USD ) -3.3% . With the fallout of crypto exchange FTX triggering a domino effect within and outside of the digital asset ecosystem, bitcoin ( BTC-USD ), the world's largest digital token, remained in a tight trading range as market participants stayed on the sidelines, slipping 0.3% to $16.63K. See why Seeking Alpha contributor Mike Fay called bitcoin a buy .
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