Bitcoin Dominance In December: Why The Future Of Altcoins Hinge On This Month...
Bitcoin is well above its former all-time high, but the “alt season” where altcoins explode in value relative to the top-ranked cryptocurrency has yet to arrive. BTC dominance, a metric weighing all other crypto assets against Bitcoin is facing a pivotal monthly close that could jeopardize any chances of a greater altcoin market recovery. Here’s […]
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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....
Ether price weakness in its Bitcoin pair is bad news for altcoins if ETH doesn't bounce soon. It's been all about Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months with altcoins suffering as a result and BTC dominance reaching a new local high of 67.5% over the past few days.However, a reversal typically occurs once altcoins start to show such major weakness and altcoin traders are in depression. The leading indicator for such a U-turn is Ether (ETH), which is now in a do or die position against its BTC pair. New higher high for ETH in first uptrend since bear marketETH/USD 1-week chart. Source:....
Bitcoin dominance over the market has still not receded even as the price has fallen below $30,000. Just as BTC had taken a hit, so had the altcoins. This had given the pioneer cryptocurrency more leeway to eat back into the market dominance. Even though the market has been brutal to investors in the past week, it is starting to level out and as the end of the month draws closer, indicators are starting to point towards better forecasts. Bitcoin Still On The High Side With Bitcoin, there has never been a dispute regarding its dominance in the crypto space. However, this dominance has since....
Data shows the altcoin dominance by volume on exchanges has now risen to 50%, here’s what happened to Bitcoin the last two times the crypto market saw such a shift. Altcoins Are Now Contributing To 50% Of The Volumes On Exchanges As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, altcoins have started to dominate after Bitcoin was number one for an entire month. The relevant indicator here is the “trading volume,” which is a measure of the total amount of coins being traded on centralized exchanges. The percentage to this total trading volume being contributed by an....
Bitcoin’s dominance of the crypto market has been on the rise. This naturally comes with every downtrend in the market because although bitcoin takes a hit, the altcoins always record the worse losses, leaving them with less dominance of the market. Bitcoin’s dominance has however not stopped here. It has now spilled onto the derivatives market where the dominance of the pioneer cryptocurrency is even more apparent. Bitcoin Open Interest Surges The general open interest in the crypto market has been on a decline since the market took a hit in December. This is currently sitting at about....