Lower Bitcoin Dominance Reinforces Altcoin Strength — Here’s How

Bitcoin has been the undisputed leader of the crypto market, but the balance of power is starting to ￰0￱ market moves indicate that Bitcoin’s dominance is slipping as altcoins surge into the spotlight, driven by institutional interest and network ￰1￱ Bitcoin remains the anchor of the digital asset space, altcoins are carving out their own narratives, and investors are beginning to take ￰2￱ Consolidates While Altcoin Captures Momentum In an X post, full-time crypto trader and investor, Daan Crypto Trades, has been observing a significant trend in the crypto space. Bitcoin’s dominance (BTC. D) is still trending lower, which shows that altcoins are currently outperforming the market ￰3￱ Reading: Bitcoin Dominance Falls Below Critical Level For The First Time This Cycle, Altcoin Season Coming?

Daan points to the possibility of a crazy end-of-cycle run for altcoins, which could see BTC dominance drop to the 48-49% ￰4￱ notes that this is a level where he would personally consider scaling out of his altcoin positions more ￰5￱ Daan sees the potential for a short-term drop in Bitcoin’s dominance, he remains bullish on BTC and ETH for the long ￰6￱ expert emphasizes that these two assets will always be his main long-term holdings, and doesn’t expect them to lose a significant amount of market share over the next decade. However, their market share will likely increase over time, but that doesn’t mean traders get to play some nice volatility in ￰7￱ Fabdarice has highlighted a compelling trend from 2025 on-chain ￰8￱ whale holdings are rising, while Bitcoin whale balances continue to trend ￰9￱ divergence mirrors the surge in institutional demand for ETH and the growing recognition that Ethereum is emerging as a credible store of value, not just a utility ￰10￱ the first time, ETH and BTC are being treated as equals on the institutional playing ￰11￱ remains the original reserve asset of crypto, but Ethereum’s dual role as both infrastructure and wealth preservation is reshaping investor ￰12￱ ETH/BTC Ratio As A Market Sentiment Indicator Popular crypto commentator CryptosRus has also provided a key insight into the current state of the market by highlighting the significant disparity between Ethereum’s and Bitcoin’s performance relative to each ￰13￱ pointed out that the ETH and BTC ratio hit its all-time high of 0.148 on June 12, 2017, fueled by the ICO-mania bull ￰14￱ Reading: Ethereum As The Default Crypto Backbone: The Real Reason Behind Tom Lee’s Pick However, the expert observes that in 2025, the ETH/BTC ratio averaged a mere 0.027, showing how much ground Ethereum has lost against Bitcoin over the ￰15￱ ETH’s role as the backbone of DeFi and its growing institutional presence, it has yet to repeat that level of relative ￰16￱ image from iStock, chart from ￰17￱