Altcoins Decline Significantly, Bitcoin’s Market Share Increases

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The last 24 hours witnessed a significant decline in the majority of altcoins, with no indications of a reversal.

Nonetheless, there is a noticeable contrast between the performance of specific altcoins and that of Bitcoin and Ethereum, both of which have shown relative strength.

Bitcoin Dominance Increases

In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s dominance has risen to approximately 46% (data from CoinGecko). This represents a significant shift. The metric measures Bitcoin’s share in relation to the overall market and clearly reflects the relationship between the two.

An increase in dominance indicates that Bitcoin’s price is outperforming the altcoin market.

Currently, the leading cryptocurrency has decreased by 3.1% today, which is certainly unfavorable, yet the broader market is faring much worse. This explains the rise in dominance.

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Source: TradingView

Altcoins Experiencing Severe Losses

Cardano, Solana, Polygon, and numerous other prominent altcoins are trading significantly lower, as illustrated in the following heatmap.

Source: Coin360

The primary factor contributing to this decline appears to be the SEC’s classification of many of these assets as securities in their recent lawsuit against Coinbase. Additionally, another major trading platform – Robinhood, has announced intentions to begin delisting certain altcoins in light of this situation.

However, it is important to highlight that cryptocurrencies not mentioned in the SEC’s allegations are performing somewhat better. For example, Ethereum’s has only dropped about 5%, while Ripple’s XRP has decreased by roughly 6%. Although these figures are still considerable, they are far less than the 20% (or more) losses experienced by coins like ADA, SOL, and MATIC, among others, today.

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