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Why did Altcoins saw a sharp drop in open interest?
Altcoin’s open interests dropped by $ 8 billion because the volume of the Binance of the Stablescoin binance fell below the key level of $ 150 billion.
Does the BTC win while altcoins are fighting?
Yes, the domination of the BTC increases as traders move away from more risky altcoins in heavy liquidations and the changes in the Stablescoin market.
The volume of the Stablescoin trade in Binance returned to $ 150 billion.
This happens right because the Altcoin market has taken a hit, with 8 billion dollars of open -ended interest. At the same time, the USDC of Circle (USDC) wins ground on Tether (USDT), adding tension to history.
A change in the Altcoin momentum
The volume of trade in the Pair of Stablescoin on Binance returned to 150 billion dollars, down compared to its peak in July 2025 above $ 203 billion.
The models show that when volumes exceed this threshold, Ethereum (ETH) and the wider Altcoin market tend to benefit from it. Once the volumes slipped below this line, the performances weaken.
Source: cryptocurrency
Meanwhile, the USDC increased from 5% at the start of the year to 13.58%, while the domination of the USDT increased from 69.2% to around 63%.
FDUSD now represents 23.3%. Competition is intensifying, stablecoin flows increasingly shaping the liquidity and the action of prices through altcoins.
Altcoins takes a heavier blow
Altcoin’s open interest has dropped $ 8 billion, which is more than five times greater than the drop of $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin (BTC). This contraction means that altcoins take place at a much faster rate than in the BTC.
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The gap between Bitcoin and the rest of the market has shrunk while alt traders carried the weight of liquidations. This has shown a lower conviction in more risky assets compared to the relative stability of Bitcoin.
But BTC looks
The domination of the BTC increased to 58.56% at the time of the press, showing a regular climb of the lowest in mid-house almost 57%.
This recovery came while the index of the Altcoin season maintains at 68 years old, the sign of a clear disconnection. The merchants have favored Bitcoin’s relative force, while the sharper alts take place.
Source: tradingView
With the climbing of dominance and open interests Altcoin down $ 8 billion, risk appetite rose to Bitcoin. This left more exposed short -term alts.
