As a seasoned crypto investor with over a decade of experience under my belt, I must admit that this current market scenario is reminiscent of a rollercoaster ride. The past few weeks have been particularly exhilarating, with Bitcoin’s meteoric rise following Trump’s election victory and subsequent soaring beyond the $100,000 mark.
As an analyst, I observed that Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, significantly outperformed other digital assets following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. elections. In just weeks, its value soared from approximately $68,000 to over $90,000. This surge was partly anticipated due to Trump’s pro-Bitcoin stance during his campaign, as he made appearances at annual Bitcoin conferences and even used the asset to purchase a burger.
In a similar time period, various alternative cryptocurrencies experienced significant increases; however, Bitcoin’s influence surged significantly, reaching almost 60% dominance on CoinGecko and even more on platforms such as CoinMarketCap and TradingView.
Currently, despite Bitcoin surpassing $100,000 and setting a new record high of over $103,500 earlier this week, the overall scene appears to be shifting.
This week, it’s evident that we’re entering an ‘altcoin era’, as altcoins have regained a substantial portion of the total crypto market control.
— IntoTheBlock (@intotheblock) December 6, 2024
There’s been much discussion within the community about the beginning of an altcoin boom – a phase where alternative cryptocurrencies experience significant growth, particularly in contrast to Bitcoin. Typically, these altcoin seasons, which can last several months, follow a substantial increase in Bitcoin’s value.
In the past week, Bitcoin’s decreasing market dominance is a clear sign that the time for alternative cryptocurrencies (alts) may be here. This seems particularly true when looking at Ethereum‘s performance. Initially slow following the elections, Ethereum, the largest altcoin, gradually increased from approximately $2,600 to $3,000 and has remained steady there.
Over the last ten days or so, its value has grown significantly and surpassed $4,000 for the first time since March on Friday night. This surge in value has brought it level with other notable gainers during this period, including XRP, DOGE, XLM, HBAR, among others.
In fact, CoinGecko’s data shows that BTC is near the bottom in terms of the biggest gainers in the past month from the top 100 cryptocurrencies. Its ‘modest’ increase of 32% is far away from the leaders like HBAR (612%), XLM (403%), XRP (350%), ALGO (309%), IOTA (307%), SAND (250%), etc.
Several professionals in the cryptocurrency field are discussing the circumstances surrounding this year’s altcoin rally. Recently, the CEO of CryptoQuant stated that this altseason might differ significantly from past ones, with only a few coins surpassing predictions for growth.
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2024-12-08 07:50