Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was sliding about 2.5% lower during Friday’s 24-hour trading session as the crypto continued to give back part of the 6.8% rise that occurred between Monday and Tuesday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) followed suit, declining about 1.5%, while Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), which has been more closely following Bitcoin’s direction over the course of the week, was trading down about 2.6%.