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The first quarter of 2025 was dominated by talks from the Altcoin season, as is frequently the case when the bull cycle ends. In previous cycles, capital changes to change from Bitcoin to other cryptocurrencies, since investors are on the lookout for maximum profit before the bear market arrived.
However, the story was very different for the cryptocurrency market this 12 months, although most large cap assets to not benefit from the same capital rotation in previous cycles. The latest on-chain data show that Bitcoin continues to dominate the crypto market and exceeded all categories of old coins.
Is it time to purchase old coins?
In a contribution of April 5 on the X platform, the pseudonymous analyst Darkfost shared an interesting insight into the performance of all old coin categories in comparison with the world's largest cryptocurrency. According to the net expert, the old coins are below average in comparison with Bitcoin with regard to market capitalization growth.
In their article, Darkfost compared the market capitalization growth of Bitcoin, large cap-alcohol (the 20 largest old coins) and with medium to small cap-alt coins by calculating the difference between their 365-day and 30-day sliding average (MAS). According to the analyst, the variation between the 365-day MA and the 30-day MA serves as an indicator of growth dynamics.
If the short-term moving average (30 days of MA) increases faster than the long-term moving average (365-day-MA), it implies rapid growth in market capitalization. On the opposite hand, a reduced growth impulse is returned by a sliding 30-day average.
Source: @Darkfost_coc on x
As observed within the above diagram, Bitcoin exceeds the old coins with large cap and mid-SLA cap-alcohol coins when it comes to growth in market capitalization. Darkfost noted that this difference in the expansion rate has recently achieved a level observed in October 2023, a period that correlated with a brief Altcoin rally after which the dominance of BTC.
The analyst also emphasized that if this growth ratio becomes negative, a powerful correction has occurred. In the past, a negative relationship could offer a possible purchase option for investors who wish to be available on the market.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Fast Look
At the moment, the value for BTC is around 83,500 US dollars, which has not reflected a major movement previously 24 hours. At the identical time, the ETH token has a price of around 1,805 US dollars without changing the last day.
While the Premier cryptocurrency retreated by about 15% in the primary quarter of 2025, Ethereum almost lost the double value in the identical period. This performance gap underlines how much the “King of Altcoins” has been previously few months.
The price of BTC within the every day timeframe | Source: Btcusdt diagram on tradingview
Selected picture of iStock, Diagram by Tradingview
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