Bitcoin Dominance Drops to 59%
What to know:
- In the past, when there were big drops, like 30% corrections, Bitcoin dominance usually went up as people sold other coins to protect their investments.
- Dominance dropped from about 61.4% to 59% in November 2025, even though the price of Bitcoin went down.
- This change took away about $80 billion from Bitcoin’s market value edge, but it could be good news for smaller coins known as altcoins.
In 2025, things were hard for Bitcoin. It lost all of its gains for the year and fell almost 30% from its highest point. This was the worst month for it since 2022. Traders were very scared, and the whole crypto market felt the pain.
Data source:https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/bitcoin-dominance/
Experts are looking at what the Federal Reserve plans to do in 2025. They think interest rates will go down less often, which makes it harder to borrow money. This hurt risky investments like cryptocurrencies. One report said that hopes for rate cuts fell to 30%, which was the same as the big drop in prices.
Usually, when Bitcoin drops a lot, it becomes more powerful. People buy Bitcoin instead of altcoins because they think it’s safer. But this time, dominance fell from 61.4% to 59.03% in just a few weeks.
Why did things change? Altcoins did better than expected. Some traders believe this means the market is getting better. It looks like institutions, like big funds, are now spreading their money out more evenly. Also, events like the 2024 Bitcoin halving, which cuts the supply of new coins, still support long-term growth, but short-term fears won out.
