{"id":394678,"date":"2019-08-31T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=394678"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:24:56","slug":"altcoin-season-altseason-bitcoin-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/altcoin-season-altseason-bitcoin-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Altcoin Season on the Horizon? Bitcoin Dominance Hits Historical Reversal Point"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite the drawdown in the price of Bitcoin<\/a> \u2014 which some analysts say would result in a change of tides for altcoins \u2014 BTC dominance continues to tick higher. As of the time of writing this, the key market metric is approaching 70% for the first time in years, implying that once again, almost all cryptocurrency inflows are making their way into Bitcoin.<\/p>\n But, as time passes, an increasing number of traders have claimed that a so-called “altseason” is on its way.<\/p>\n In March 2017, the world was shown the power of “altseason” when thousands of what were then little-known crypto assets exploded. If you were to peruse a site like CoinMarketCap during that time \u2014 no, era \u2014 you would see countless seemingly random digital assets posting 50%+ or even 100%+ days. This occurred for big caps, not just small no-name cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n In 2017’s mania, Ethereum, for instance, rallied from $10 to $1,400, making many cryptocurrency investors fortunes.<\/p>\n At the start of the altseason, Bitcoin dominance was around 70%.<\/p>\n According to a recent tweet from Bitcoin Birch<\/a>, a founder at crypto startup Lunar, the last time this key metric flirted with this round level, the biggest altseason in history was kicked off shortly after, when BTC fell off a cliff relative to altcoins.<\/p>\n $BTC<\/a> dominance about to break 70%<\/p>\n The last time it did that was March 2017, right before it fell off a cliff and the biggest ALT season in history kicked off…<\/p>\n — Birch (@BitcoinBirch) August 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRelated Reading: Altcoin Anguish Continues as Bitcoin Bounces Back Reclaiming 70% Dominance<\/a><\/h6>\n
Bitcoin Dominance Hits Key Mark<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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