As Altcoins Outperform BTC, Analysts Say Investors Explore Options Outside Biggest Crypto

A report by analysts at Bitfinex shows as Bitcoin’s value fell, the market share of altcoins actually increased, suggesting a shift in investor interest away from Bitcoin and towards other cryptocurrencies.

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Despite a 55% drop in open interest from its peak, suggesting a decrease in speculative trading, altcoins still managed to outperform in terms of market capitalisation growth.

The analysts say the ETH/BTC ratio is still below its yearly average, reflecting Ethereum’s ongoing struggles.

The ETH/BTC ratio, as a proxy for the altcoin market, remains under its 365-day Simple Moving Average, reflecting the broader underperformance of ETH since the Merge.

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There are signs that altcoins could outperform in the upcoming months, especially if Bitcoin’s market dominance has peaked, setting the stage for potential gains in the fourth quarter if economic conditions improve.

This divergence suggests a shift in investor sentiment and market dynamics where, instead of flocking to the relative safety of Bitcoin, investors might be seeing potential value or receiving positive signals from the altcoin markets.

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Daily Transactions on TON Network Reach New Highs

Meanwhile, Dogecoin and Toncoin have both outperformed Bitcoin. While the OG crypto gained 3.3% in the past 24 hours, DOGE climbed 6.5% and TON 5.7%, outshining the rest of the top ten cryptos by market cap.

And the activity on the TON network has surged following Pavel Durov’s arrest in France in late August.

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As reported, last week The Open Network (TON) surpassed 1 billion transactions and most recent data shows its address count is surging too, reaching 70.3 million as per tonscan.

The price of TON however, hasn’t recovered from the drop since Durov’s arrest, despite the recent gains. TON initially dropped from US$6.80 (AU$10.21) to US$5.10 (AU$7.66) in the days following the arrest and continued the downtrend until it bottomed out at US$4.55 (AU$6.83).

At the time of writing TON sits at US$5.20 (AU$7.81), still down 22% from where it was just a month ago.

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