Bitcoin has regained $81,000 after rising nearly 36% from February lows, reinforcing aggressive capital concentration in BTC.
As momentum accelerated, Bitcoin became Dominance [BTC.D] climbed above 61.3% and returned to levels last seen in November 2025.
This increase matters as investors continue to favor Bitcoin’s relative strength, while broader market confidence remains fragile. However, under this wave of dominance, altcoins slowly began to stabilize after months of sustained pressure.
TOTAL3 rose about 15%, while 11.7% of altcoins listed on Binance regained their 200-day moving average, compared to just 2.3% in February.
Meanwhile, altcoin trading activity steadily recovered within Binance. Volume dominance increased from 31% to 49%, indicating that speculative appetite is gradually returning.
AMBCrypto had reported that weak Altcoin Season Index values and increased BTC dominance still fueled Bitcoin-led market strength despite rising expectations for the altseason.
Certain altcoins are showing early signs of recovery
While Bitcoin Dominance remained above 61%, parts of the altcoin market slowly attracted renewed speculative attention. This shift emerged as gains from Bitcoin’s rally shifted to previously dormant projects looking for stronger upside potential.
Tonmint [TON] led daily gains with a 16% increase, while Internet Computer [ICP] increased by 17% within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Ondo [ONDO] Dogecoin advanced 23% throughout the week [DOGE] won 15%, and Bittensor [TAO] almost 14% added. These moves reflected improved participation across multiple sectors, beyond just Bitcoin.
However, the recovery still appears to be selective rather than broad in the altcoin market.
Cardano [ADA]Sui [SUI]and hyperfluid [HYPE] posted moderate gains between 4% and 10%, indicating cautious positioning despite improving sentiment.
Still, the breadth expansion could indicate early capital rotation if Bitcoin dominance stabilizes rather than expanding sharply.
Liquidity is slowly drifting past Bitcoin’s shadow
As selective altcoins showed early recovery signals, broader liquidity conditions in the broader crypto market also began to improve. TOTAL2 approached $1.04 trillion after modest daily growth of 0.6%, reflecting the gradual expansion of capital beyond Bitcoin [BTC].
Meanwhile, TOTAL3 stabilized between $744 billion and $755 billion, indicating smaller sectors are slowly regaining resilience after prolonged weakness.
However, altcoin participation remained fragmented as trading activity still lagged behind Bitcoin’s overall currency dominance.
This difference remains important because sustained altcoin rallies require broader liquidity expansion rather than isolated speculative bursts. Stablecoin reserves still indicate that deployable capital exists, but inflows continue to focus on selective sectors rather than the broader market.
Still, Bitcoin’s slowing momentum could gradually support a broader altcoin rotation as liquidity stakes continue to increase.
Final summary
- Bitcoins [BTC] The rally above $81,000 continued to anchor market liquidity, although selective altcoins began to attract cautious speculative rotation.
- The resilience of TOTAL2 and TOTAL3 indicated an improvement in market breadth, but broader confirmation during the other season still depends on stronger liquidity expansion.