Bitcoin’s Galactic Dominance: Alts Fizzle Like Bad Fireworks! 🎇

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In a universe not so far away, Bitcoin (BTC) has decided to flex its digital muscles, reaching new heights of dominance while altcoins are left gasping for air, like fish out of water. According to the ever-so-reliable Matrixport, a cryptocurrency financial services platform that probably has a crystal ball, Bitcoin’s share of the crypto market has soared to a staggering 61.2% as of March 12. This is quite the leap from its cycle low of around 54% back in December, which, let’s be honest, was about as exciting as watching paint dry. 🎹

Matrixport, in a post on the X platform (which is definitely not Twitter, right?), declared that the rising BTC dominance is “clear evidence that the altcoin rally was short-lived.” It’s like saying the sun rises in the east—obvious, but still worth mentioning. The altcoin excitement lasted a mere month, from the time when [US President Donald] Trump was elected in November to early December, when a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report made everyone suddenly very serious about interest rates. Who knew economics could be so thrilling? 📉

Typically, Bitcoin’s dominance takes a nosedive near the end of market cycles, as capital flutters off to altcoins—those digital assets that are not Bitcoin, but still want to be. It’s like the awkward cousin at a family reunion.

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In January, the US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady, which is about as exciting as a three-hour lecture on the history of staplers. They cited healthy US jobs data, which is great, but let’s not forget that Bitcoin’s spot price has plummeted approximately 20% since the central bank’s announcement on January 29. As of March 12, Bitcoin is trading at around $82,750, down from its all-time high of over $109,000 in December. Talk about a rollercoaster ride! 🎱

Altcoins, bless their hearts, are even more sensitive to macroeconomic volatility than Bitcoin. “Savvy traders have rotated out of altcoins and into Bitcoin,” Matrixport noted, which is a fancy way of saying that everyone is running back to the safety of the big dog in the crypto park. đŸ¶

The next chapter in Bitcoin’s saga depends largely on whether the Fed decides to hike interest rates to combat inflation. On March 12, the February Consumer Price Index—our trusty measure of US inflation—came in lower than expected at around 2.8%. “This marks the first decline in both Headline and Core CPI since July 2024,” The Kobeissi Letter chirped in an X post. “Inflation is cooling down in the US.” Well, isn’t that just peachy? 🍑

Data from the CME Group, a US derivatives exchange that sounds like it should be a theme park, indicates that markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to hold rates steady at its next meeting in March. So, grab your popcorn, folks; the economic drama is just getting started!

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