Altcoin Aversion: Why Bitcoin And Stablecoin Dominance Is On The Rise
Bitcoin and the crypto market are back in the red. The first crypto by market cap records a 2% loss in the last 24-hours and could push other digital assets into critical support zones. Related Reading | Bitcoin Indicator Hits Historical Low Not Seen Since 2015 At the time of writing, Bitcoin is one of the best-performing assets in this ranking only surpassed by Binance Coin (BNB) and Ethereum (ETH), according to data from Coingecko. BTC’s price trades at $37,600 with a 7% loss over the past week. After a major outage to its network, Solana (SOL) records a 16% loss and stands as the....
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In a recent trend evident on crypto charts, Bitcoin dominance is once again on the rise, prompting some traders and investors to rethink their strategies concerning altcoins. An in-depth analysis of the data, coupled with insights from prominent crypto analysts, unveils several compelling reasons to exercise caution when considering an altcoin purchase at this moment. Historical Precedence Bitcoin’s market dominance – its market cap relative to the entire cryptocurrency market – has historically been a leading indicator of market sentiment. If Bitcoin dominance is increasing, it....
BTC dominance has always had an inverse effect on the price movements for altcoins. Historically, BTC dominance determines the direction the value of altcoins swings in. Bitcoin has so far maintained majority dominance on the market. But as more time passes, that dominance goes down as altcoins see more demand. BTC dominance simply shows how much demand there is for bitcoin compared to altcoins. The more BTC dominance rises, the lower the demand for altcoins. This means that for altcoins to rally up further, bitcoin demand has to go down. Related Reading | Ethereum Breaks 200,000....
Data shows the top stablecoin USDT has lost some dominance following the collapse of UST. While other coins like USDC and BUSD have observed rather sharp growth. USDT Has Shed Around $10 Billion Reserves After UST’s Collapse A stablecoin is a token whose value is pegged to another currency or commodity. The most popular such […]
Since bitcoin’s significant price rise, altcoins have been brushed off to the side as bitcoin’s dominance climbed to 87.4 percent. Altcoin interest has waned as each alternative digital asset has lost market capitalization over the past two months. There are various reasons. All Eyes Focused on Bitcoin. Let’s face it: all eyes are on bitcoin’s price....
Altcoin season is a phrase that is quite popular throughout the crypto market. The phrase refers to the run-up in the prices of altcoins after the price of bitcoin slows down. The altcoins usually see an uptick in their individual and collective market dominance, taking even more market share from the top cryptocurrency, bitcoin. As the coins become more valuable, their prices soar following the increased market share. An altcoin season usually sees most of the altcoins in the market rallying at the same time. With Ethereum’s price mostly leading the charge once the prices start surging.....