- Altcoin -Dominance shrinks despite more fairs and couples; Bitcoin leads a risk-off market cycle.
- But altitude season is not dead; It evolves – expected selective breakouts, not a wide alt meetings.
The cryptomarkt is spreading on paper, but a different story is unfolding under the surface.
Despite more than 100,000 trading couples and 800+ active fairs, Altcoin Dominance has fallen to 27%.
Meanwhile Bitcoin [BTC] And Stablecoins now recommends more than 72% of the market, their highest level since 2020. This shift indicates a cycle driven by resilience and caution instead of speculation and hype.
The number of active cryptocurrencies is also falling and this Altcoin cycle is to be slower, more selective and fundamentally different from earlier.
Is always the horizon on the horizon, or has the crypto landscape changed permanently?
Altcoins in decline, despite market growth
The data Tells a clear story: Although Bitcoin has organized a strong recovery, the number of active cryptos has been calmly rejected.
This is even if the market has more than 100,000 trading couples and more than 800 active fairs-a sign of expansion at surface level. However, pure quantity does not guarantee quality.


Source: Alfractaal
The shrinking pool of active altcoins suggests that many projects are either fade in irrelevance or are completely abandoned. Less credible contenders survive, and those who do get a tough struggle for attention and liquidity.
In this cycle, more tokens are launching, but fewer have an impact – a warning that altealth season will not come easily.
More platforms, fewer opportunities
Despite 818 active fairs and more than 100,000 trading couples, the market shifts to consolidation instead of expansion.
The total number of cryptopars has fallen and falls from 105,000 on its peak to 100,900. This suggests that the market reduces excess instead of growing without distinction.
This paradox emphasizes a growing infrastructure built on a more careful and selective trade environment.


Source: Alfractaal
Liquidity and attention are increasingly flowing into less, more familiar assets. Access has never been wider, but the risky appetite has not kept pace.
The acquisition of Bitcoin and Stablecoin


Source: Alfractaal
Bitcoin and Stablecoins are now 72% of the crypto market, their highest dominance since the beginning of 2020. The data reflects a growing preference for investors for safety and liquidity, while speculative altcoins continue to struggle.
Bitcoin offers long-term stability, while Stablecoins offer predictability and together form a risk-off basis in a volatile market. These spans indicate the appetite with a low risk, where traders choose to maintain a stable value or to follow the relative strength of BTC.
What this means for altealth season
Is the always season dead? Not entirely, but it’s on a break.
The increase in the dominance of Bitcoin and Stablecoin, in addition to a shrinking pool of active trading couples, suggests that investors are crop risks and concentrate capital.
When Altesean returns, it will not be wide like in previous cycles. Instead, expect a more selective rally led by projects with real traction, strong stories or institutional importance.