The cryptocurrency market has suddenly shifted back to Bitcoin after several months of a decentralized finance frenzy.
While market cap dominance remains below 60%, earlier this month, the trading dominance of BTC has spiked to levels not seen since 2017 when the price hit an all-time high at $20,000.
The trading dominance of Bitcoin against other major cryptocurrencies.
Due to the growing dominance of Bitcoin in terms of market volume, the alternative cryptocurrency market is stagnating.
Why does the altcoin market underperform when Bitcoin is going up?
As seen from July to early September, when Bitcoin is climbing upwards gradually, it can cause an "Altseason" to materialize.
ETH has outperformed BTC so far this year in terms of percentage, which is partially why the momentum may be returning back to Bitcoin.
Profits are likely cycling in from altcoins back into stablecoins and Bitcoin, leading BTC to rally by itself.
On Huobi, Bitcoin trading volume's market share has been increasing, as shown by the data from Skew.The share of major cryptocurrency volume on Huobi.
The trading data on Huobi is significant because the exchange has 1.1% of the Bitcoin supply in its cold wallet.
Bitcoin trading dominance hits 2017-levels not seen since $20,000 BTC
gepubliceerd op Oct 20, 2020
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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