Tag Archives: Altcoin Season

The alternative cryptocurrency (altcoin) sector is still reveling in its resurgence due to persistent investor interest in such digital assets amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to a new all-time high of $72,000. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the latest weekly report that investor interest in altcoins is diversifying to meme coins and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Altcoins See Substantial Growth The rising interest in altcoins is reflected in the...

The landmark victory for Ripple in its lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may have ignited a bull market for neighboring altcoins, according to a recent report from CryptoQuant. The crypto market intelligence firm provided a series of stats reflecting growth in altcoin market activity over the past week, versus relative stagnancy within the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) markets. The Return of Alt Season When analyzing price performance based...

Arthur Hayes – co-founder of BitMEX – believes the altcoin season (a time frame during which the alternative coins outperform Bitcoin and reduce its dominance in the crypto market) is already here. Assets like Ether (ETH), Arbitrum (ARB), and Dogecoin (DOGE) have marked substantial gains in the past 24 hours, whereas BTC has been relatively stable at a range of $30-31K. Enter the Alt Season In one of his most recent tweets, Hayes presented a price chart of Ether (ETH),...

This week we saw altcoins taking for the skies as Bitcoin was rangebound. This led to a plummeting BTC dominance that hit a 2-year low. Bitcoin was trading slightly below $60K this time last week, and everyone had their hopes up that it would conquer this coveted level. Unfortunately, last Saturday, the price started showing signs of weakness, and it declined all the way to $57K on Sunday. From there, Bitcoin started trading flat and made another unsuccessful attempt at $60K...

The cryptocurrency market is on fire. The market capitalization has surged past $2 trillion for the first time in its history. Interestingly enough, this was led mostly by alternative coins, or altcoins, surging in value. Bitcoin, on the other hand, failed to break above $60K on multiple occasions over the past month, giving serious merits to the notion that altcoin season 2021 is brewing. In January this year, CryptoPotato reported that Secrets of Crypto, which is one of the...

2021 has so far been an exciting year in the cryptocurrency market. We saw its capitalization surpassing $1 trillion for the first time in history.And while a lot of it had to do with Bitcoin’s surging price, over the last few days, it’s becoming evident that altcoins are claiming their share, causing many to believe that we’re in a state of the market known as “altcoin season.”Altcoin Season 2021: It’s Just BeginningAn “altcoin season” is a term used to describe a market condition where...

If history is any indicator, the recent spike of Dogecoin might be a perfect sign for all remaining altcoins, following the recent spike of the meme coin, which started as a joke as one of the first cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin.DOGE Surges 120%Despite not being so high up the market cap ladder, DOGE is undoubtedly one of the most popular cryptocurrencies. It is frequently mentioned by one of the most influential businessmen on the planet, Elon Musk. He even jokingly in his Twitter handle...

Those who were looking forward to an altcoin season would certainly have to wait longer as Bitcoin’s dominance continues to surge. Meanwhile, the majority of cryptocurrencies are bleeding heavily against BTC.Bitcoin Tops $24,000 in a Massively Volatile DayThe volatility on the cryptocurrency market continues as most coins see tumultuous performance throughout the past few days.Bitcoin is no exception. Today’s candle is indicative of it. The price reached a low of around $22,800 on Bitstamp,...

Bitcoin has been surging in the past few weeks to consecutive yearly highs. Speculations emerged within the community if or when BTC will even surpass its 2017 ATH of nearly $20,000. At the same time, though, most alternative coins seemed to be dragging behind their leader. Bitcoin’s dominance highlights this – a metric that surged by nearly 7% in less than a month. As such, it would be compelling to follow how altcoins have performed in relation to Bitcoin before, during,...

Chanpeng Zhao, CEO of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, believes that there’s an ongoing altcoin season in the digital asset market.In a recent interview, he also emphasized on Bitcoin’s increased stability, joking that it has become a stablecoin now.CZ Suggests An Altcoin SeasonDuring the past several weeks, the altcoin market has boomed with double-digital increases charted almost daily. These events pushed cryptocurrencies such as Chainlink’s LINK to new highs. The DeFi sector...