Bitcoin Dominance Holds 60% as Altcoin Market Cap Surges
Bitcoin (BTC)
ambcrypto.com reports that Bitcoin dominance remains strong at over 60% despite a significant rally in altcoins. The market cap for crypto assets outside the top 10 rose by approximately 23%, breaking a long-term downtrend from the $150-160 billion support level. Total altcoin market capitalization exceeded $1 trillion, reaching near $1.03 trillion after adding roughly $215 billion in value between the 19th and 22nd. Mid and small-cap assets led this surge, with 56% of Binance-listed altcoins trading above their 200-day moving averages. However, Bitcoin dominance has not broken lower, staying firm around the 60% mark. This indicates that capital rotation is not yet complete, as a proper altseason typically requires dominance to fall alongside altcoin gains. CoinGlass’ Altcoin Season Index dropped to 36 from 46, suggesting Bitcoin still controls the market despite the recent altcoin strength.
What Whalio's data showed
Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was published on 26 August 2026.
Bitcoin spot data shows a buy ratio of 55.1% over the last hour, which is higher than the 53.1% seen over four hours and the 51.0% over 24 hours. This upward trend in the buy ratio across shorter intervals suggests that buying pressure is building in the immediate term. Volume delta confirms this momentum, rising from +$40.4 million over 24 hours to +$9.6 million over four hours and +$3.4 million over the last hour. The positive volume delta indicates that aggressive market buy orders are currently outweighing sell orders. Although the 24-hour CVD closed at -$890,682, the recent hourly data points to a shift toward net buying activity. This divergence between the longer-term negative CVD and the shorter-term positive deltas implies that short-term buyers are gaining traction.