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Bitcoin steals the show, altseason won’t come?

Bitcoin steals the show, altseason won’t come?

KriptoworldKriptoworld2025/10/24 16:00
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The much-hyped altcoin season has decided to hit the snooze button once again. Instead of a comeback, investors are packing their bags, and their billions, and sprinting straight back to the one and only Bitcoin.

Smaller tokens gasping for air

Analysts over at 10x Research have been watching this shift like hawks on a caffeine binge.

Their data shows a wave of capital retreating from alts, with corporate treasuries and big-time holders clamping down hard. And the numbers are grim.

Nearly $800 billion has evaporated from the altcoin universe, leaving those smaller tokens gasping for air.

Capital flight toward Bitcoin

Why? Because Bitcoin is standing tall like the seasoned veteran it is. Industry experts say even keyboard warriors and retail traders from Korea, once wild participants in altcoin frenzy, are now eyeing U.S.-listed crypto stocks instead of chasing the next shiny altcoin.

This feels less like a fad and more like a mass exodus.

Digging deeper, 10x’s so-called technical altcoin model reveals that this capital flight toward Bitcoin started weeks before October 11’s infamous market meltdown, which wiped out a cool $19 billion in value.

There was already trouble brewing while the market was still pretending everything was fine.

Bitcoin holds the throne

The message? Altcoins’ luster is fading really fast. Confidence in their staying power is slipping, while Bitcoin’s reputation as the cornerstone of crypto steadies, and even strengthens.

CoinMarketCap’s altcoin season index is stuck at just 23, well below the 75 needed to declare an altcoin revival. The market isn’t buying the altcoin hype train just yet.

For all the chatter about altcoins making a comeback, experts say the numbers tell a clearer story.

Bitcoin holds the throne, commanding loyalty and capital, while alts wait in the wings, hoping for their moment in the sun.

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Written by András Mészáros
Cryptocurrency and Web3 expert, founder of Kriptoworld
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With years of experience covering the blockchain space, András delivers insightful reporting on DeFi, tokenization, altcoins, and crypto regulations shaping the digital economy.

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