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Bitcoin’s dominance level now above 50% as altcoins underperform

Key takeaways Bitcoin’s market dominance now stands above 50% as Ether and other major altcoins underperform . The broader crypto market is currently bearish due to the geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. Bitcoin’s market dominance now stands at 50.3% Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market cap, has seen its market dominance increase in recent years. BTC’s market dominance now stands at 50.3%, a three-month high for the cryptocurrency. This  latest Cryptocurrency News comes as Ether and other major cryptocurrencies have underperform ed in recent days. Ether has seen its market dominance decline from 19% to around 17% over the last few months.  Ether’s market dominance has been declining despite the Ethereum Merge upgrade going live a few months ago.  Ether has underperformed compared to Bitcoin since Ethereum transitioned into a proof-of-stake protocol.  Altcoins have been fa...

Bitcoin clings to $22K as US dollar strength rises to December levels — What’s next?

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Bitcoin threatens to remove $22,000 as support as BTC price suffers against a booming DXY. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to three-week lows on March 8 as stronger-than-expected employment data from the United States dampened risk assets. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Employment stats boost Fed hawks, BTC price dips Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $21,858 on Bitstamp. The pair was attempting to preserve $22,000 as support at the time of writing, with traders’ downside targets still a way off at $21,300. “ Bitcoin not showing the strength I initially wanted to see (slight bounce yesterday taking place),” Cointelegraph contributor MichaĂ«l van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, summarized. “In that case, looking for some more downwards momentum towards a sweep of the lows at $21.2K before a bounce takes place. If we want $30K, flip $23K is necessary.” BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: MichaĂ«l van de Poppe/Twitte...