Ether, solana, xrp surge up to 10% as majors recover Saturday's war-driven losses

Solana led major tokens with a 10.8% bounce, while ether reclaimed $2,000 and bitcoin climbed back above $66,800 ahead of traditional futures opens on Sunday. What to know : Crypto prices rebounded sharply Sunday, with bitcoin climbing about 5% to $66,843 after briefly dropping below $64,000 on Saturday amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Traders interpreted Iranian state TV's confirmation of Supreme Leader Khamenei's death as increasing the odds of a shorter conflict, fueling gains led by Solana, ether and other major tokens. Despite the weekend surge, weekly performance remains mixed and the rally is seen as fragile, with thin liquidity and upcoming moves in oil, equities and bonds likely to determine whether crypto's bounce holds.