Bitcoin’s market share fell below 60%, hitting its lowest level in half a year. Is a new round of “copycat season” coming?

👤 hlosw@Oberon 📅 2026-08-06 04:28:41

Bitcoin's market share fell below 60%, hitting its lowest level in half a year. At the same time, TOTAL2 and TOTAL3 rose simultaneously, and the market expected that a new round of "altcoin season" is brewing.
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Bitcoin market share (BTC.D) In mid-June this year, it reached the highest point in more than four years (66%). However, it has continued to decline recently. Today (10th) it fell below 60%, hitting the lowest level in half a year. It dropped to 59.97% before the deadline, a drop of more than 3% in a week.

The fall of this key level indicates that funds are beginning to look for higher beta target markets, and more and more voices are beginning to regard this as the starting point for the rotation of altcoin funds.

Bitcoin's market share fell below 60%, the lowest in half a year. Is a new round of

TOTAL2, TOTAL3 are rising

It is worth noting that the total market value excluding Bitcoin (TOTAL2) jumped 11.94% in a week, and currently reaches 1.56 trillion US dollars; the total market value excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum (TOTAL3) also increased by 8.58% in the same period, exceeding 1 Trillion US dollars. This shows that although funds have left Bitcoin, they have also quickly entered other currencies. In addition, stablecoins have continued to flow into exchanges recently, providing "ammunition" for altcoins to rise.

Bitcoin's market share fell below 60%, hitting its lowest level in half a year. Is a new round of
Total market capitalization without Bitcoin (TOTAL2)

Opportunities and risks coexist: investors need to be cautious

However, although Bitcoin is still fluctuating at highs, the author still wants to remind investors that if BTC If there is a substantial correction, the decline of altcoins will surely be more serious.

When you sense that the market atmosphere is not right, you must be careful of the "retracement risk brought about by high volatility" and should not blindly chase prices higher. Appropriate diversification, setting stop-profit and stop-loss, and dynamically adjusting positions are still necessary methods to ride through fluctuations.

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Comment (10)

Rachel 33days ago
There are still many opportunities for innovation in the industry.
Archie 33days ago
At present, the industry bubble has reduced and the value has returned.
Freddie 33days ago
Regulatory compliance will make the industry more stable and further ahead.
Felicia 33days ago
The potential of DeFi is still not fully unleashed.
Yasmin 33days ago
The article's outlook on scalability is overly optimistic.
Tracy 34days ago
Agree that long-term construction is more important than short-term narrative.
Adelaide 35days ago
Agreed, the future is an era of multi-chain collaboration.
Charlotte 42days ago
Look forward to more innovative directions being explored.
Blythe 45days ago
The first-mover advantage is too obvious in public chain competition, making it difficult for latecomers to break through.
Doris 61days ago
If the private key is lost, will the assets never be recovered?

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