{"id":450745,"date":"2020-11-25T01:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T01:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=450745"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:08:43","slug":"heres-what-happens-to-altcoins-when-bitcoin-breaks-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/heres-what-happens-to-altcoins-when-bitcoin-breaks-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Will Happen To Altcoins Once Bitcoin Breaks $20,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price is less than a few hundred dollars away from setting a new all-time high<\/a>. The closer the top-ranked cryptocurrency gets to its former peak, the more bullish altcoins respond.<\/p>\n One crypto analyst has shared a chart that shows what could happen to altcoins when Bitcoin finally does break its all-time high.<\/p>\n This week, Bitcoin broke above $19,000 and has very little resistance above it before a new all-time is set. Even today, by the time this is published a new record could be set and history made<\/a>.<\/p>\n The closer the top crypto asset by market cap gets to the former peak, the more altcoins have begun breaking out and going parabolic<\/a> the same way Bitcoin has over the last several weeks.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Why Ripple Reclaimed the Third Spot From Crypto Stablecoin Tether<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n After retesting $10,000, the price per coin has nearly doubled. But just as the shocking rally approaches a climax either way \u2013 ending in a correction, a new peak, or both \u2013 the breakout in altcoins is nearly as stunning<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ripple over the last couple of weeks has rallied over 200%, more than tripling in value<\/a>. Ethereum, Litecoin, Cardano, and other popular altcoins from the last crypto bubble have begun to bubble up once again.<\/p>\n As sidelined spectators watch as a whole Bitcoin becomes priced out of reach for most investors, they turn their capital toward cheaper altcoins<\/a>, that in the past have outperformed the number one cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n Bitcoin has over 150% year-to-date returns to show for this crazy year, while in the past two weeks alone Ripple has gained more than that much. Ethereum is up over 350% year-to-date, and the lower down the list by market cap, the gains increase.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Bitcoin And Dollar Dominance: Five Factors Behind The Current Altcoin Season<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Looking at the last market cycle could suggest that this stage in the crypto market cycle is only just starting, and one analyst<\/a> has supplied an example of what the next altcoin season could look like once Bitcoin does breach all-time high.<\/p>\n After Bitcoin set a new peak, the total altcoin market cap took off, BTC dominance nosedived<\/a>, and incredible wealth was generated as these illiquid assets soared.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nRipple, Ethereum, Other Major Altcoins Rip As Bitcoin Approaches All-Time High<\/h2>\n
The Next Record-Breaking Alt Season And Crypto Bubble Is Here<\/h2>\n
When Bitcoin approaches and breaks its all-time high, an altcoin buying frenzy takes place | Source: CRYPTOCAP-TOTAL2 on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n