Bitcoin dominance
Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency market value.
Bitcoin dominance
59.56%
Share of total crypto market value
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Total market value
$2.74T
↘−3.21%24hAll cryptocurrencies · USD · 24h change
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Ethereum dominance
10.61%
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Daily dominance history
One snapshot per UTC day. Missing days are not estimated.
Right now
Bitcoin accounts for 59.56% of crypto market value. Bitcoin losing share.
How to read it
Rising dominance means Bitcoin is gaining market share; falling dominance means the rest of crypto is gaining share. A rising share can accompany falling prices. This measures relative size, not money flowing into an asset.
Historically
88 daily observations
The series begins with Liquid State’s first recorded snapshot. Short histories limit comparisons.
Based on n = 88. Descriptive history, not a forecast or investment advice.
Method
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- Bitcoin59.56% ≈ $1.63T
- Ethereum10.61% ≈ $290.97B
- Stablecoins9.28% ≈ $254.49B
- Other altcoins20.55% ≈ $563.56B
Methodology and sources
Dominance is Bitcoin market capitalization divided by total cryptocurrency market capitalization, multiplied by 100. The current split comes from CoinGecko global market data. Liquid State records one snapshot per UTC day for its history.
Changes compare daily snapshots with the observation 7 or 30 rows earlier. Missing days can make those intervals longer than calendar weeks or months. A dash means the source or history is unavailable. Stablecoin share covers the tracked major stablecoins; other altcoins are the remaining market share.
Compare Ethereum dominance and the ETH/BTC ratio for more context.
Frequently asked questions
Bitcoin dominance is BTC’s share of the entire crypto market’s capitalization — the single cleanest read on whether capital is concentrating in Bitcoin (risk-off, early-cycle accumulation) or rotating out into ETH and altcoins (risk-on, alt-season conditions). Information, not financial advice.
What is Bitcoin dominance?
Bitcoin dominance is Bitcoin’s market capitalization divided by the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies, expressed as a percentage. At 60% dominance, $60 of every $100 in crypto sits in BTC.
Why does BTC dominance matter for altcoins?
Dominance is a rotation gauge. When it falls while the total market cap holds or rises, capital is moving from Bitcoin into altcoins — historically the backdrop for alt-season. When it rises, capital is concentrating in BTC and altcoins typically underperform.
Where does this dominance history come from?
The current split comes from CoinGecko’s free global data. The daily history chart is Liquid State’s own first-party series — we record one dominance snapshot per UTC day, so the chart deepens every single day. Historical dominance data is paywalled at most providers.
What counts as "other" in the composition bar?
Everything outside BTC, ETH, and the major stablecoins (USDT, USDC, DAI and peers) — i.e., the long tail of altcoins. Stablecoin share is broken out separately because it behaves like dry powder rather than directional exposure.
- Current split and daily history have separate timestamps
- Data source: CoinGecko global API · Liquid State daily snapshots
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