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    Altcoin Season News and Updates

    An “Altcoin Season” is a term that is commonly used within the cryptocurrency community. The first thing to understand is the term “altcoin” itself. It refers to all the digital currencies besides Bitcoin, also known as alternative cryptocurrencies.

    With this said, an Altcoin season is a market condition where a lot of the alternative cryptocurrencies are increasing their value against the USD or Bitcoin (BTC) or both. Usually, this results in a greater market share of altcoins and a lower of Bitcoin dominance.

    While not entirely necessary, Altcoin seasons are also associated with drops in the price of Bitcoin. However, that’s not always the case. There have been occasions when Bitcoin has been on positive momentum, but altcoins were outperforming it, hence climbing to higher market dominance.

    Despite the time to time Altcoin seasons, historically, altcoins have so far been unable to catch up with Bitcoin as it remains not only the first cryptocurrency but also the predominant one on the market. It holds much of the total market cap.

    Altcoin seasons are also commonly associated with a lot of new developments in the field, in general. For example, back in December 2017 and January 2018, alternative cryptocurrencies were booming because of the then-new phenomenon called Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

    Recent Altcoin Season News

    Analyst: The 2021 Altcoin Season Only Started

    Analyst: The 2021 Altcoin Season Only Started

    Jan 25, 2021 12:34 George Georgiev

    Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin substantially in 2021. This, according to an analyst, is a major sign of entering a larger

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    Research: Altseason is Upon Us, But Not For XRP or EOS

    Research: Altseason is Upon Us, But Not For XRP or EOS

    Jan 20, 2021 06:13 Martin Young

    Analysis by Coin Metrics has declared that altcoin season or ‘altseason’ could be upon us but not all high cap

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    Dogecoin Spikes 120%: If History Repeats, This Might be Very Positive for All Altcoins

    Dogecoin Spikes 120%: If History Repeats, This Might be Very Positive for All Altcoins

    Jan 2, 2021 18:53 George Georgiev

    The popular meme coin, DOGE, has increased parabolically over the 24 hours. History teaches us that there is a correlation

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    Bitcoin Dominance Spikes To 7-Month High As BTC Pokes $24K: Altcoin Season Postponed

    Bitcoin Dominance Spikes To 7-Month High As BTC Pokes $24K: Altcoin Season Postponed

    Dec 23, 2020 14:06 George Georgiev

    Bitcoin's price spiked above $24,000 in a day of massive volatility. Meanwhile, BTC dominance has surged to a 7-month high

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    As Bitcoin Rips and Altcoins Crash: Historically, What Are The Chances for Alt-Season?

    As Bitcoin Rips and Altcoins Crash: Historically, What Are The Chances for Alt-Season?

    Nov 6, 2020 14:12 Jordan Lyanchev

    The cryptocurrency market cycles show how quickly can things change. Although Bitcoin is surging now to new highs, could another

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    Bitcoin Price Touched $11,400, Altcoin Season Over?

    Bitcoin Price Touched $11,400, Altcoin Season Over?

    Jul 28, 2020 07:06 Jordan Lyanchev

    Bitcoin's decisive price jump towards $11,000 has increased speculations of a significant bull-run in the making. In contrast, a popular

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    Alt-Season 2020 Is Officially Confirmed, Says Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

    Alt-Season 2020 Is Officially Confirmed, Says Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

    Jul 20, 2020 10:30 Jordan Lyanchev

    Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao believes the narrative of an ongoing altcoin season, while the lack of significant price movements from

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    DeFi On Top: Ampleforth (AMPL) 30% and Aave (LEND) Lead Today’s Altcoin Boom as Bitcoin Stagnates

    DeFi On Top: Ampleforth (AMPL) 30% and Aave (LEND) Lead Today’s Altcoin Boom as Bitcoin Stagnates

    Jul 12, 2020 12:04 Jordan Lyanchev

    DeFi projects continue to explode in terms of price as Ampleforth and Aave are both marking impressive increases. At the

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    Bitcoin Dominance Records Yearly Low: A Critical Point as DeFi Drives The 2020 Alt-Season

    Bitcoin Dominance Records Yearly Low: A Critical Point as DeFi Drives The 2020 Alt-Season

    Jul 11, 2020 21:45 Martin Young

    Bitcoin’s market share has been dwindling at the expense of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, which have been on fire recently.

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    Open Interest on Binance Futures Up 180% in June Despite Lower Trading Volume

    Open Interest on Binance Futures Up 180% in June Despite Lower Trading Volume

    Jul 9, 2020 08:27 Anatol Antonovici

    Binance Futures traders held more open positions in June compared to May, even though trading volumes declined month-on-month.  Open interest

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