Bitcoin’s dominance is on the rise as crypto investors try to decipher the impact of the recent SEC lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. Investors appear to be converting tokens proposed as securities by the SEC into less contestable assets like Bitcoin.
Crypto dominance
Since the lawsuits were filed on June 6, the total market capitalization of the crypto industry has fallen 6.4% from $1.12 trillion to $1.04 trillion. Meanwhile, Bitcoins dominance increased 1.92% to 47.74% from 45.82%, Ethereum dominance increased 0.27% to 20.08% from 19.83% and Tether dominance grew 0.33% to 8 .00% of 7.63%.
In the past 24 hours, the total crypto market cap, excluding Bitcoin, is down 7.7% to $546 million from $592 million, while Bitcoin’s market cap only fell 2.92% to $498 million from $513 million.
The moves support the proposition that crypto investors are moving capital to assets outside the SEC’s direct line of fire, at least for now.
Amid reports from major institutional players moving capital around the market and US platforms closing some crypto services, the fear and greed index still reports a ‘neutral’ position in the market. The index has largely maintained a neutral rating since early May, briefly dropping to its second-lowest score of the year on June 6. The score recovered to a neutral rating within 24 hours; so the weekly score is currently unaffected.
Industry performance
The market sell-off has been uneven across sectors, with some sectors experiencing significant declines while others managed to hold up or even grow. Top performers include the $180 million cybersecurity sector, up 1.11%, and fantokens ($255 million mcap), which grew 4.40%. Other sectors experiencing positive changes include lower capitalization sectors such as debit cards, which rose by 0.71%, and meme tokens, which rose by 1.27%.
Conversely, various sectors have been hit hard by the sell-off. The $63 million cannabis sector saw a massive 28.35% decline, followed by the abandoned token sector, which fell 46.76%, indicating that some investors are dumping tokens from dead projects still in their portfolios.
Other hard-hit sectors include e-commerce ($555 million), which fell 18.35%, and media ($3.3 billion), which fell 16.19%.
Impact on the crypto landscape
As the fallout from the SEC lawsuits and market sell-off continues to unfold, the shift in investor sentiment toward more established assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum may signal a flight to relative safety in the face of regulatory uncertainty.
The current ‘neutral’ rating of the Fear and Greed Index suggests that the market has yet to fully react to these recent events. However, the situation remains volatile and further developments, such as additional regulatory measures or market shifts, could quickly change investor sentiment and market dynamics.
There is little doubt that the crypto market is experiencing significant turbulence due to the recent SEC lawsuits and subsequent sell-off.
However, the SEC’s lack of clarity continues to hamper the ability of investors and web3 companies to safely navigate the current crypto landscape. With the US influence in the global economy, it is difficult to ignore the SEC’s position, and the industry is waiting for further development.
