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 <p class="paragraph">In the last 20 days, Bitcoin (BTC) has lost four percentage points of its cryptocurrency market <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="dominance" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/dominance.html">dominance</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="fueling" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/fueling.html">fueling</a> an alt<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="season" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/season.html">season</a>. A <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="dominance" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/dominance.html">dominance</a> loss means key cryptocurrencies are outperforming the leader, absorbing capital.</p>
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 <p class="paragraph">Notably, these events are also known as altcoins’ rallies, or ‘alt<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="season" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/season.html">season</a>s’, if they overextend for a larger time frame. Cryptocurrency traders usually migrate part of their gains to these altcoins, expecting to profit from their higher volatility, fuelling an alt<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="season" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/season.html">season</a>.</p>
 <p class="paragraph">In particular, the Bitcoin Dominance Index (BTC.D) is one of the most used indicators to signal this <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="season" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/season.html">season</a>. The index is calculated by dividing Bitcoin’s market cap by the total capitalization. Therefore, the decrease in BTC.D means investors are deploying more capital to other cryptocurrencies than BTC.</p>
 <p class="paragraph">As of writing, the index has aggressively plummeted to 51.43% after breaking down from November’s low at 51.82%. Bitcoin’s dominance has not been this low since October 16, which marks a pivot after peaking at 55.35% on December 7.</p>
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   Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) 4-hour chart. Source: <em>Cryptocap/TradingView</em>
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 <p class="paragraph">In the meantime, the Total Crypto Market Cap 2 Index reached multi-yearly highs at $796.955 billion. This particular index measures the cryptocurrency market capitalization, excluding Bitcoin.</p>
 <p class="paragraph">Interestingly, the index is up 55.57% since October 16, for a $283.564 billion increase in the period. At the beginning of 2023, all cryptocurrencies except BTC had a $468 billion market cap, marking a 70% surge.</p>
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   Total cryptocurrency market cap (excluding BTC). Source: <em>Cryptocap/TradingView</em>
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 <p class="paragraph">Recently, Solana (SOL) took the altseason leadership with an impressive 1,072% year-to-date (YTD) price increase. Conquering the 4th position among the most valuable cryptocurrencies after dethroning BNB Chain (BNB) and other DeFi competitors.</p>
 <p class="paragraph">For now, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) seemed to be the ignite for the aforementioned <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="dominance" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/dominance.html">dominance</a> drop of its core competitor. Other alternatives also join the spotlight, such as the low-cap mentioned by Elon Musk’s AI, Grok — for a viable payment tool on X.</p>
 <p class="paragraph">However, it is important to understand that altcoins have lower liquidity and higher volatility. These properties expose investors to even higher risks, so they must remain cautious when investing in altcoins. Making their due diligence is crucial to understand what projects they are deploying capital in.</p>
 <p class="paragraph"><strong><em>Disclaimer: </em></strong><em>The content on this site should not be considered investment advice. Investing is speculative. When investing, your capital is at risk.</em></p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-dominance-is-back-to-2-month-lows-fueling-an-altseason-tbt74927.html">https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-dominance-is-back-to-2-month-lows-fueling-an-altseason-tbt74927.html</a></p>

Bitcoin dominance is back to 2-month lows, fueling an altseason

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